Incident date: 2015-09-08
NAICS industry code: 562920

While moving a large, heavy-duty stand-up fan, an employee's right thumb was severely lacerated to and/or through the bone by the fan blade. The employee was hospitalized. The fan was running at the time of the incident.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Fans, blowers-wall, floor, ceiling, ventilation
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: moderate