Incident date: 2022-12-26
NAICS industry code: 531312

Three employees were assessing an exhaust fan that had a noise problem. The unit was deenergized, and the belt was being manually spun, when one employee's glove was caught between the moving belt and the pulley. The belt amputated his right ring fingertip.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Fans, blowers-wall, floor, ceiling, ventilation
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high