Incident date: 2024-12-05
NAICS industry code: 424210

An employee was servicing a rooftop HVAC unit when their left hand became caught in the rotating belt of the machine. The employee sustained an amputation of their thumb from the first knuckle.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by running powered equipment  during maintenance, cleaning, testing
code_source: title: Heating, cooling, cleaning, and waste handling machinery  n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations involving bone loss
code_body: title: Thumb(s)
severity: high