Incident date: 2024-06-19
NAICS industry code: 238990

Employees were changing out the forks to a picker attachment/device on a hydraulic forklift. Debris was stuck in the side mast holes that are for the locking pins. The injured employee cleared debris from the left side and then moved to the right side. The locking pin extended while the employee was clearing the debris, resulting in a left index finger amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Contact incidents  unspecified
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