Incident date: 2020-08-06
NAICS industry code: 221115

An employee was using a forklift to move materials on pallets. He got off the forklift when its forks became stuck in the crates. As he was trying to move the forks, a tine fell onto his finger, causing the amputation of the fingertip.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached
code_source: title: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high