Incident date: 2022-02-01
NAICS industry code: 452112

An employee was trying to adjust a forklift jib extension. The extension slipped after the pin was removed and the employee's hand was caught in a pinch point, resulting in a crushed right hand with possible broken fingers.

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: Fractures
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: moderate