Incident date: 2020-09-30
NAICS industry code: 311211

On September 30, 2020, an employee had just replaced a motor and belts for an aspirator fan blower motor. After tensioning the belt, the employee was rotating the assembly sheave to confirm the belt was properly seated. The employee's right index finger was caught between the belt and the sheave and the fingertip was amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Fans, blowers-wall, floor, ceiling, ventilation
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high