Incident date: 2022-06-20
NAICS industry code: 325998

An employee was changing a forklift battery. One of the hoist hooks came unhinged, causing the battery to fall and pinch the employee's index finger and amputated the fingertip.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
code_source: title: Battery-vehicle
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high