Incident date: 2018-05-01
NAICS industry code: 337121

An employee was helping to install a battery in a powered industrial truck when his left index finger was caught between the battery retention plate and the surrounding area, amputating his fingertip at the nailbed.

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