Incident date: 2021-07-01
NAICS industry code: 311212

A 2500 lbs. tote bag had fallen over. An employee was holding open a loop on top of the bag to accommodate the forks of a forklift. His finger was caught between the forks and the loop and the pad of the right middle finger was amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high