Incident date: 2016-09-29
NAICS industry code: 532490

An employee was helping a coworker change the forks on a forklift when the fork dropped on his finger. The fork crushed his right-hand middle finger, amputating the tip just above the first knuckle.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
code_source: title: Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high