Incident date: 2019-09-18
NAICS industry code: 423810

An employee was attempting to move a 3,000-pound forklift battery when his right index finger was caught between the battery and the battery housing, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Battery-vehicle
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high