Incident date: 2023-02-17
NAICS industry code: 333413

An employee was servicing a dehumidifier when he noticed an abnormal noise. The employee began inspecting the housing unit and manually rotated the belt. The motor then engaged, putting the fan in motion and pulling his left hand into the machine. The employee sustained partial amputations to his left middle and ring fingers.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Humidifiers, dehumidifiers, vaporizers
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: high