Incident date: 2015-09-28
NAICS industry code: 321918

An employee was performing maintenance on a compressor, tightening the belt, when the motor froze. While attempting to turn on the compressor, his hand made contact with the belt and his right index finger was amputated to the first knuckle.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Air compressors
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high