Incident date: 2025-06-04
NAICS industry code: 452311

An employee was putting away chairs that were tied together with nylon rope using a riding pallet jack.  While driving, the nylon rope became caught on a nearby pallet and tightened, amputating their left index fingertip.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Nonroadway incident involving motorized land vehicle  n.e.c.
code_source: title: Pallet jack riding
code_nature: title: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
code_body: title: Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
severity: high