Incident date: 2025-03-21
NAICS industry code: 332919

A forklift was being used with a counterweight to punch out the wedge of a die. The forklift operator was working to adjust the counterweight when the forklift attachment bounced back. An employee's fingers were pinched between the forklift forks and the handle of the counterweight. The injured employee's left ring and middle fingertips were amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed between running equipment and other object(s)
code_source: title: Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
code_nature: title: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
code_body: title: Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
severity: high