Incident date: 2018-11-30
NAICS industry code: 333120

An employee was taking a hydraulic cylinder that was still under pressure off a forklift. The pressurized hydraulic fluid then released, de-gloving the employee's left pinky finger and cutting the ring finger. The pinky finger had to be surgically amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by discharged object or substance
code_source: title: Lubricating greases, cutting oils
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high