Incident date: 2017-10-17
NAICS industry code: 721110

An employee was preparing to conduct a preventative maintenance inspection on an HVAC unit. The employee locked out the unit and placed a finger on the fan belt to slow down the fan. The employee was then pulled into the gear belt, suffering an amputation to the left index fingertip.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Heating, cooling, and cleaning machinery and appliances, unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high