Incident date: 2020-01-07
NAICS industry code: 484110

An employee was adjusting a pallet on a forklift's forks. The employee's right index finger was crushed between the forks and the pallet, causing its amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Skids, pallets
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high