Incident date: 2019-02-14
NAICS industry code: 445110

On February 14, 2019, a truck mechanic sustained the amputation of his left index fingertip while inspecting work he had performed on a forklift while it was running. The employee had replaced the drive wheel on the forklift.

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: Fingertip(s)
severity: high