Incident date: 2019-10-03
NAICS industry code: 531130

A forklift operator was setting down a load of corrugated sheet steel when the load shifted. The injured employee attempted to manually stop the load from shifting. The employee's hand was caught under the shifting load, smashing the right middle fingertip and resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Sheet metal
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high