Incident date: 2016-11-02
NAICS industry code: 423310

An employee was operating a forklift and unloading materials from a tractor trailer when he noticed dunnage under the pallet and got off the forklift to remove it. The forks then crushed his left middle finger, requiring surgical amputation of the fingertip.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached
code_source: title: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high