Incident date: 2020-02-04
NAICS industry code: 238220

An employee was on a step ladder changing belts out on an exhaust fan for preventative maintenance when he reached to steady himself and his left pinky finger was caught between the fan's belt and pulley. As a result, his pinky fingertip was amputated. The fan was turned off but still turning at the time of the incident.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Fans, blowers-wall, floor, ceiling, ventilation
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high