Incident date: 2017-07-17
NAICS industry code: 325182

An employee was helping a forklift operator stack empty sacks on a pallet. The forks of the fork truck were raised, and the employee's right index finger became stuck in an open hole in the fork, amputating his fingertip.

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: Fingertip(s)
severity: high