Incident date: 2024-03-05
NAICS industry code: 333415

An employee was adjusting the forks on a forklift when a fork slipped and crushed his finger against the mast of the forklift. This resulted in surgical amputation to the first knuckle.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling part of vehicle or machine, still attached
code_source: title: Vehicle and machine front attachments
code_nature: title: Amputations involving bone loss
code_body: title: Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
severity: high