Incident date: 2015-01-28
NAICS industry code: 312111

An employee was changing a forklift battery that was suspended from a hoist.  While the employee was moving the hoist, the battery slipped off the hoist hook and fell on the employee's right foot.  Three toes on the employee's right foot were amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
code_source: title: Battery-vehicle
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Toes(s), toenail(s)
severity: high