Incident date: 2024-06-10
NAICS industry code: 332999

An employee was using a forklift to dump a hopper into a dumpster. The employee used his left hand to pull the lever on the hopper to release the materials into the dumpster while placing his right hand on the forks of the forklift. When the employee pulled the lever, the hopper jolted back and struck the employee's right hand, crushing his fingertips. The employee suffered amputation of the right index and middle fingertips.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling part of vehicle or machine, still attached
code_source: title: Hoppers  except confined space
code_nature: title: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
code_body: title: Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
severity: high