Incident date: 2022-07-19
NAICS industry code: 236220

An employee was adjusting the freshly greased forks for a telehandler. His left hand slipped and his middle finger was smashed against the fork assembly. The finger was medically amputated to the first knuckle.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified
code_source: title: Industrial vehicle, material hauling and transport-powered, n.e.c
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high