Incident date: 2017-08-31
NAICS industry code: 488320

An employee was holding a 4x4 piece of wood against the wall of a vessel while a forklift operator placed a bundle of zinc ingots alongside the wood. The forklift operator went too far into the bundle, which caused the forklift blades to push against the 4x4, smashing and partially amputating the employee's right thumb.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Water vehicle incident, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Cargo ship, freighter, passenger liner, ship, excluding sail-powered
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: high