Incident date: 2016-03-19
NAICS industry code: 331111

An employee was checking an air blower to determine if it was operational when the force of the intake pulled his hand into the fan blade, amputating approximately half of his left pinky finger.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Fans, blowers-wall, floor, ceiling, ventilation
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high