Incident date: 2023-07-10
NAICS industry code: 236220

An employee was adjusting the forks of a forklift. He slipped, and his right middle fingertip was pinched between a fork upright and a metal backplate and required amputation.

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: Fingertip(s)
severity: high