Incident date: 2023-08-24
NAICS industry code: 332710

An employee was assisting with moving steel containers to and from the paint room. As the employee moved a skate under the steel container, the forklift lowered the container onto the employee's thumb. The employee's right thumb was amputated half way to the joint.

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