Incident date: 2015-05-26
NAICS industry code: 621491

An employee was adjusting a belt on an HVAC compressor. The pulley kicked on and the speed of the belt injured the employee, resulting in fingertip amputations on the index and middle fingers of the left hand.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Heating, cooling, and cleaning machinery and appliances, unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high