Incident date: 2018-12-22
NAICS industry code: 238210

Employees had just finished rerouting conduit and wiring beneath a rooftop air conditioning unit. The unit had been moved off its stand to access the wiring. While it was being lowered back onto the stand, an employee's right middle finger was caught between the unit and the stand. The fingertip was amputated at the top joint.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Air conditioning units
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high