Incident date: 2018-10-13
NAICS industry code: 811111

An employee was repairing a car's air conditioning unit and checking the tension on the serpentine belt when his hand got caught in the moving belt, causing lacerations and bruises to his right hand and index finger. He was hospitalized and had surgery. The car was running at the time of the incident.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Automobile
code_nature: title: Cuts and abrasions or bruises
code_body: title: Hand(s) and finger(s)
severity: moderate