Incident date: 2018-12-07
NAICS industry code: 811310

An employee was trying to determine why an air compressor was leaking oil. While the employee had his arm inside a shroud covering a fan, the air compressor cycled on, causing the amputation of the employee's right arm below the elbow.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Air compressors
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Forearm(s)
severity: high