Incident date: 2021-02-16
NAICS industry code: 493110

An employee was lowering a trash bin that was attached to the forks of a forklift. As the hopper rolled back into the original position, it crushed the employee's left thumb tip resulting in a partial amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high