Incident date: 2017-06-28
NAICS industry code: 327213

An employee was backing up a forklift. His hand was on the overhead rail when he struck a cage and overhead pipe guard. His right hand was caught between the overhead rail and the pipe guard, amputating his index finger at the middle knuckle.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
code_source: title: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high