Incident date: 2016-12-27
NAICS industry code: 327991

An employee was dumping scrap granite using a forklift. The employee placed his hand on the forks while pulling the lever to dump the bucket. The employee's left pinky finger was caught between the bucket and the fork resulting in amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high