Incident date: 2017-02-15
NAICS industry code: 236220

An employee was helping a Lull operator offload crates of switch gear from a truck when one crate became caught on another. The Lull operator then tilted the forks down. The products slid down and pinched the employee's right fingertip, amputating it.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Boxes, crates, cartons
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high