Incident date: 2023-01-27
NAICS industry code: 237310

An employee was repairing a forklift. The vise chain had been placed on the outer core barrel while the inner core barrel was being removed. The outer core barrel was moved and the employee's left hand was caught between the handle of a chain vise and the fork of the forklift, resulting in amputation of the left ring finger above the knuckle.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high