Incident date: 2020-03-23
NAICS industry code: 326199

An employee was inspecting the brake drum and the left wheel on a forklift. While the employee was reinstalling the brake, his left little finger was caught between the drum and the brake drum. The finger was lacerated and the tip was amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high