Incident date: 2023-10-01
NAICS industry code: 488190

A truck driver was assisting a forklift operator secure cargo onto a flatbed trailer. He was setting a locking pin when the cargo pallet slid back and pinned the tip of his right thumb against the pin. Flesh was removed from his thumb, requiring hospitalization and surgery.

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), unspecified
severity: high