Incident date: 2016-10-14
NAICS industry code: 441229

An employee was using a PIT to carry a plastic 55 gallon drum. The drum became wedged between the forks. When the employee tried to maneuver the drum, his pinky finger was caught resulting in a partial amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Barrels, drums-except pressurized
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: high