Incident date: 2017-04-25
NAICS industry code: 238220

An employee was replacing a HVAC fan belt when their thumb became caught between the belt and pulley, resulting in amputation of the thumb.

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