Incident date: 2016-10-04
NAICS industry code: 333292

An employee noticed that there was lint built up on a mounted fan. He then got a paper towel and began to wipe the lint off. His finger went between the guard, and the fan blades amputated his left index fingertip. The fan was on at the time.

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