Incident date: 2016-07-20
NAICS industry code: 493110

While conducting maintenance on the battery charger of an order picker, an employee's right index fingertip was caught between the chain and cog of the order picker and amputated when the order picker was activated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high