Incident date: 2023-08-30
NAICS industry code: 314999

An employee was removing tension from a chain on a forklift when their left middle finger was pinched between the chain and the forklift mast. The employee suffered an amputation.

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), unspecified
severity: high