Incident date: 2025-04-23
NAICS industry code: 331511

An employee was unlatching a hopper on forklift to dump its contents when their left index finger was caught in the hopper, resulting in amputation of the fingertip.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught or wedged between objects  nonrunning
code_source: title: Vehicle and machine attachments  n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
code_body: title: Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
severity: high