Incident date: 2024-01-24
NAICS industry code: 541380

An employee was adjusting the forks on a powered industrial truck when the bar that supports the forks slid to the side and crushed their right middle finger against a steel stop on the cage exterior. The employee required surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught or wedged between objects  nonrunning
code_source: title: Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
code_nature: title: Nonfatal 'crushing' injuries
code_body: title: Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
severity: moderate