Incident date: 2021-12-15
NAICS industry code: 326112

An employee went to pick up a tool that had fallen near an adjacent machine. Their left hand became caught inside a blower motor fan blade, resulting in a dislocated finger and a fractured finger. Surgery was required to repair the injuries.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Fans, blowers-wall, floor, ceiling, ventilation
code_nature: title: Fractures and dislocations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: moderate