Incident date: 2020-12-18
NAICS industry code: 493120

Two employees were changing a battery. As one of them moved a pallet jack to the battery, the other lifted the locking arm on the battery. The battery shifted, pinching the second employee's left thumb against the locking arm. The thumb was amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Parts and materials, unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high