Incident date: 2022-11-18
NAICS industry code: 237130

An employee was removing a shackle from the rigging holding a caisson that a digger was lowering onto a forklift. The caisson shifted and pinched the employee's fingers against the forklift. His right ring finger was amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
code_source: title: Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, n.e.c
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high