Incident date: 2015-01-08
NAICS industry code: 238220

Employee was moving a big blower blade by pulling on the fan belt. The machine was off and had proper lockout/tag out. He was there to diagnose a vibration problem on the HVAC. When pulling, his hand got trapped between the pulley and the belt. He dropped his hand and severed the ring, middle, and pinky fingers on his right hand. Each finger was amputated above the joint and was approximately less than 1 inch.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Heating, cooling, and cleaning machinery and appliances, unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high