Incident date: 2024-04-01
NAICS industry code: 311942

An employee was performing preventative maintenance to machinery near a fan. Their right index finger contacted the fan blade as it was winding down, resulting in amputation of the finger. The fan blades were not guarded at the time of the incident.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught or wedged between objects  nonrunning
code_source: title: Machinery  unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations involving bone loss
code_body: title: Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
severity: high