Incident date: 2024-09-05
NAICS industry code: 327993

An employee was emptying a metal recycling hopper using a forklift when he sustained a transphalangeal amputation of his right index and middle fingers from the trash hopper pull cable.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught or wedged between objects  nonrunning
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