Incident date: 2024-10-18
NAICS industry code: 423310

An employee was using a forklift to load a unit of material onto a trailer. When the employee set the material on the rear of the trailer and pushed forward to complete the load, the weight caused the back of the pickup truck to lift. This caused the forklift to push the pallet and it pressed against the employee's hand, resulting in the partial amputation of his right index finger.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Event or exposure  unspecified
code_source: title: Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
code_nature: title: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
code_body: title: Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
severity: high