Incident date: 2024-09-20
NAICS industry code: 622110

On September 20, 2024, an employee was stopping a motor on an air handler to replace the belt when his right hand got caught between the belt and pulley, resulting in amputations of the index, middle, and ring fingers at or above the first knuckles.

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 involving bone loss
code_body: title: Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
severity: high