Incident date: 2016-11-05
NAICS industry code: 424480

An employee was loading product onto an elevated pallet that was on a forklift. The lift operator lowered the load while the employee had his hand in the lift mast area, pinching/crushing his hand/fingers.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
code_nature: title: Crushing injuries
code_body: title: Hand(s) and finger(s)
severity: moderate