Incident date: 2016-01-06
NAICS industry code: 238220

An employee was preparing to conduct preventative maintenance activities on an HVAC unit on the roof of the building. He took the front panel off the unit. He slipped/lost his footing, causing his hand to enter the unit and get caught in the desiccant belt wheel.  His left index fingertip was amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Slip without fall, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high