Incident date: 2019-05-08
NAICS industry code: 999999

An employee was installing a vent fan when it shifted and the employee's right hand was caught between the fan and a storage container. The employee pulled the hand back and the right index finger was de-gloved, resulting in a surgical amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Fans, blowers-wall, floor, ceiling, ventilation
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high