Incident date: 2016-06-15
NAICS industry code: 562920

On June 15, 2016, an employee was troubleshooting the chain on a forklift mast. With one hand on the lever and the other hand near the chain, the employee operated the lever. His left hand was caught in the chain, amputating his second and third digits.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high