Incident date: 2020-06-26
NAICS industry code: 238210

On June 26, 2020, at 7:00 PM, an employee was guiding a light pole being lifted by a forklift down onto a platform. The pole then swung into the employee's hand, pinning it between the pole and the forklift. His left hand was crushed and he suffered finger amputations.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Lamp posts, street lights
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high