Incident date: 2023-09-27
NAICS industry code: 622110

An employee was changing the end unit handle belt on an air handler unit.  His glove was caught in the belt, which resulted in an amputation through the tuft of the distal phalanx of the fifth finger.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Heating, cooling, and cleaning machinery and appliances, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high