Incident date: 2025-07-17
NAICS industry code: 313111

A team was setting a vertical turbine pump for a chill water sump. To align the bolt holes, a forklift was used to bump the pump a small amount. The injured employee was checking if the holes were aligned when the pump was bumped again. Their right index finger was caught inside a bolt hole resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Pedestrian struck by vehicle or object propelled by another vehicle in nonroadway area
code_source: title: Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
code_nature: title: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
code_body: title: Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
severity: high