Incident date: 2024-02-06
NAICS industry code: 451110

An employee was stacking a load of drywall using a forklift. As he adjusted the load, his right index finger was caught between two pieces of sheetrock and was lacerated to the bone. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught or wedged between objects  nonrunning
code_source: title: Wallboard, drywall, sheetrock
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
code_body: title: Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
severity: moderate