Incident date: 2025-02-27
NAICS industry code: 424410

At approximately 12:45 a.m., a standup forklift operator was traveling down an aisle in the cooler when the forklift struck racking. The employee's left hand was crushed between the forklift and the metal racking. Two fingers required amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Collision with stationary object, nonroadway
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