Incident date: 2024-06-24
NAICS industry code: 423930

An employee was loading metal "skeletons" onto a flatbed with the assistance of another employee operating a forklift. The forklift operator was adjusting a plate and the injured employee's right ring finger was crushed between metal plates. The injury required medical amputation just above the first knuckle.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed between running equipment and other object(s)
code_source: title: Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
code_nature: title: Amputations involving bone loss
code_body: title: Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
severity: high