Incident date: 2016-09-02
NAICS industry code: 484121

An employee was changing out a part on a forklift mast. When a coworker pushed the shift lever, the mast shifted over two fingers on his left hand, jamming them against the mast resulting in amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high