Incident date: 2024-11-22
NAICS industry code: 486210

Three employees were changing out a belt on a residual cooling fan when the injured employee's middle finger got caught between the belt and pulley. The employee sustained a fingertip amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by running powered equipment  during maintenance, cleaning, testing
code_source: title: Fans, blowers wall, floor, ceiling, ventilation
code_nature: title: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
code_body: title: Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
severity: high