Incident date: 2023-10-19
NAICS industry code: 337110

An employee was operating a forklift and emptying a tipping dumpster. While reaching to release the locking mechanism, the mechanism contacted their left index finger, resulting in an amputation down to the bottom of the nail.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
code_source: title: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high