Incident date: 2024-10-03
NAICS industry code: 238220

An employee was accessing the motor of a rooftop HVAC unit when a gust of wind caused the HVAC access door to close on their left hand. The employee sustained an amputation of their ring finger through the phalanx.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught or wedged between objects  nonrunning
code_source: title: Heating, cooling, cleaning, and waste handling machinery  n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations involving bone loss
code_body: title: Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
severity: high