Incident date: 2015-09-24
NAICS industry code: 333412

An employee was changing the drive belts on a fan unit. His left ring finger got caught between one of the drive belts and the motor pulley/sheath as the belt turned on the pulley. His left ring finger was amputated below the first joint and he required surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Drives-chain, leather, fabric, vee belt
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high