Incident date: 2015-09-09
NAICS industry code: 237130

An employee was replacing a hydraulic lift cylinder on a forklift. As he unbolted the oil line, the second stage of the forklift began to drop, lacerating and crushing his finger between the frame and the second stage. He was hospitalized for surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
code_nature: title: Crushing injuries
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: moderate