Incident date: 2016-01-11
NAICS industry code: 722511

An employee was preparing to change the tire on an electric pallet jack. A hydraulic jack was used to lift the pallet jack while a jack stand was placed into position. The jack slipped, causing it to fall and injure the employee's left pinky finger. His finger had be surgically treated and partially amputated due to tissue damage.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Jacks
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: high