Incident date: 2023-04-07
NAICS industry code: 622110

An employee was working on a belt in an air handling unit and disconnected the power source. As the fan belt was coming to a complete stop, the employee's left fourth fingertip was amputated. The employee also sustained a displaced fracture of the left second finger and a laceration to the third finger at the distal-most joint.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
code_source: title: Heating, cooling, and cleaning machinery and appliances, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high