Incident date: 2015-03-31
NAICS industry code: 333415

A 250-pound tank was being slid from the forks of a forklift into a frame when the injured employee's hand got caught between the frame and the tank. The employee's right-hand, middle finger nailbed was amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingernail(s), nailbed(s)
severity: high