Incident date: 2021-10-15
NAICS industry code: 236210

Two employees were adjusting the forks on a material handler. The injured employee was trying to narrow the fork pinch point while the second employee lifted the fork, resulting in amputation of the injured employee's left little finger.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
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