Incident date: 2019-04-15
NAICS industry code: 332410

While working at a cooling tower, an employee was adjusting/leveling a motor and fan. The fan was turned on, which activated the belt and pulley. The employee's left hand contacted the fan's belt and pulley, resulting in a partial amputation (first joint) of the fifth digit.

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