Incident date: 2017-06-21
NAICS industry code: 453310

On June 21, 2017, at about 10:15 A.M., an employee was working from a forklift work platform. While the forks were being lowered to the ground, the employee's right hand was caught between the mast and the backrest of the forklift, partially amputating the middle and ring fingers.

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), unspecified
severity: high