Incident date: 2017-02-28
NAICS industry code: 517410

An employee had de-energized an HVAC unit in order to adjust tension on the belts. Ambient air flow caused the blower wheels to rotate and the employee's left middle finger was caught between the blower wheel and belt resulting in an amputation of the fingertip.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Heating, cooling, and cleaning machinery and appliances, unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high