Incident date: 2024-10-09
NAICS industry code: 622110

An employee was replacing a belt on an HVAC system motor when a rag used to rotate the belt and pulley system became caught, pulling his right hand into a pinch point. The employee sustained a laceration to his thumb and a little fingertip amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by running powered equipment  during maintenance, cleaning, testing
code_source: title: Heating, cooling, cleaning, and waste handling machinery  n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
code_body: title: Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
severity: high