Incident date: 2022-03-03
NAICS industry code: 486110

A valve stem had been stood up against the blades of a forklift so an employee could take a measurement. It slid down the forklift fork, striking the employee's left hand and partially amputating the index fingertip.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
code_source: title: Valves, nozzles
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high