Incident date: 2025-01-29
NAICS industry code: 238310

An employee was setting up placers on the ground for bundles of sheetrock (gypsum) to be laid. The employee placed plastic on a piece of gypsum that was not covered. A forklift placed the load down and the employee was caught by the bundle of gypsum. The employee's left little finger was amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by running powered equipment  unspecified
code_source: title: Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
code_nature: title: Amputations involving bone loss
code_body: title: Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
severity: high