Incident date: 2018-08-14
NAICS industry code: 237130

An employee was adjusting a pedestal fan when his right thumb went through the guard in the back of the fan and was struck by the fan blade, suffering multiple fractures.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
code_source: title: Fans, blowers-wall, floor, ceiling, ventilation
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: moderate