Incident date: 2023-11-15
NAICS industry code: 493110

An employee was putting the straps of a sack on the forks of a forklift. When the  forks were lifted, the employee's right and left index fingers were caught between the forks and the straps. The employee's right and left index fingertips were amputated.

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: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high