Incident date: 2019-10-14
NAICS industry code: 811310

An employee was repairing a side shift cylinder on a forklift. The lever on the unit that actuates the side shift cylinder was then moved. The employee's hand slipped and fell inside of the cylinder hole, amputating the left index fingertip.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high