Incident date: 2025-02-05
NAICS industry code: 237310

An employee was helping a forklift move a pipe casing. The employee was kneeling next to a crate and positioning a dunnage/support bar when the forklift's motion caused the tip of their right thumb to be crushed between the crate and the bar. The employee was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught, entangled in running powered equipment  normal operation
code_source: title: Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
code_nature: title: Nonfatal 'crushing' injuries
code_body: title: Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
severity: moderate