Incident date: 2022-02-06
NAICS industry code: 325998

An employee was transferring trash from a dumpster into a larger container using a forklift. The employee actuated the lever and the dumpster shifted. The employee's left hand was caught between the dumpster and the forklift, resulting in a partial amputation of their index finger.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
code_source: title: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: high