Incident date: 2017-01-25
NAICS industry code: 238210

An employee was climbing a ladder to access the blower motor. The employee was standing on the fourth rung when their right hand came in contact with the running pulley belt resulting in amputation of the right middle fingertip.

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: Fingertip(s)
severity: high