Incident date: 2024-08-07
NAICS industry code: 236220

On August 7, 2024, an employee was unloading jersey barriers from a forklift when his right middle finger was caught between a piece of dunnage and the asphalt and was partially amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught or wedged between objects  nonrunning
code_source: title: Guardrails, road dividers or barriers
code_nature: title: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
code_body: title: Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
severity: high