Incident date: 2018-02-28
NAICS industry code: 488119

An employee was operating a forklift to move cargo from one warehouse to another. A second employee was assisting with the cargo as the first employee was removing a lock. The first employee's right index finger was then caught between the cargo and the lock, resulting in an amputation at the second joint.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Nonclassifiable
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high