Incident date: 2022-10-03
NAICS industry code: 532412

On October 3, 2022, an employee had disassembled an air compressor, then started the compressor to look for oil leaks. The rag they were using to wipe oil was caught in the air compressor's rotating fan blade, resulting in fractures and lacerations to the employee's right hand.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Air compressors
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Hand(s), unspecified
severity: moderate