Incident date: 2021-11-01
NAICS industry code: 336310

Stacks of sheet steel weighing up to 2600 pounds were received from a supplier incorrectly oriented on wood slats. Employees were orienting the steel sheets to align correctly with the tubing line machine. Employee 1 was on the ground placing 2x4 lumber under the stacks of steel. Employee 2 was operating a forklift. Employee 2 placed the forks under the stacks of steel and lifted for clearance. Employee 1 placed the 2x4 under the stacks of steel in the correct orientation. Once the steel was lowered onto the 2x4, Employee 1 instructed Employee 2 to reverse the forklift to clear the forks. As Employee 2 reversed the forklift, the steel on top of the 2x4 shifted. Employee 1's index finger was caught between the 2x4 and the floor, resulting in amputation up to the fingernail.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Dimensional lumber: 2x4, 2x3, etc.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high