Incident date: 2024-02-20
NAICS industry code: 238220

An employee was participating in a team lift of an HVAC air dryer. The employee's hand slipped and as they tried to reposition and their hand got caught between the air dryer and a threaded bolt, resulting in a severe injury to their hand.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught or wedged between objects  nonrunning
code_source: title: Cooling and humidifying machinery, appliances  unspecified
code_nature: title: Traumatic injuries or exposures  unspecified
code_body: title: Hand(s), finger(s)  unspecified
severity: moderate