Incident date: 2024-11-06
NAICS industry code: 311919

A forklift operator was putting away a pallet when he noticed that the metal net supporting the pallet seemed out of alignment. While he was trying to adjust the net, one of his fingers was trapped between the metal net and a warehouse rack. He suffered a fingertip amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught or wedged between objects  nonrunning
code_source: title: Ropes, ties, chains  n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
code_body: title: Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
severity: high