Incident date: 2025-08-07
NAICS industry code: 493110

On August 7, 2025, employees were using forklift forks to move a single-wheel slitter so they could inspect a broken leg on it. While they were sliding the slitter off the forks, it fell, trapping an employee s left ring finger against the concrete. The employee suffered a severe avulsion to the finger, which was then medically amputated at the knuckle.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by other falling object  n.e.c.
code_source: title: Bending, rolling, shaping, stamping machinery  n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations involving bone loss
code_body: title: Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
severity: high