Incident date: 2022-04-10
NAICS industry code: 311111

Employees were attempting to correct an offset on a steel frame using a scale weight and a forklift. The forklift operator was setting the scale weight on the steel frame while the other employee was holding the steel frame. The employee holding the frame had their left little finger pinched between the weight and the steel resulting in amputation of their fingertip.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Structural elements, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: high