Incident date: 2023-09-13
NAICS industry code: 531312

On September 13, 2023, an employee was performing preventative maintenance on an air handler when their index finger was caught between the belt and the pulley wheel. The employee suffered a fingertip amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
code_source: title: Heating, cooling, and cleaning machinery and appliances, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high