Incident date: 2015-08-31
NAICS industry code: 621610

An employee performing preventative maintenance was checking a roof vent. She removed the vent top and shut off the vent. Before the vent belt had stopped moving, her finger got pulled in between the pulley and belt. Her left pointer finger was amputated below the nail.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Fans, blowers-wall, floor, ceiling, ventilation
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high