Incident date: 2016-07-14
NAICS industry code: 238220

An employee went to retrieve a tool from another section of the cooling tower. En route, his pinky finger (left) was caught in the belt/pulley system of a maintenance fan as he passed by, amputating the fingertip.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Fans, blowers-wall, floor, ceiling, ventilation
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high