Incident date: 2015-04-07
NAICS industry code: 333514

An employee was moving a large metal plate with a forklift. The metal plate was slung under the forks of the lift. As the employee guided it, the load fell and amputated the tip of the employee's left index finger.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
code_source: title: Metal plates, metal panels
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high