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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015129649 · 12/21/2015 · PETERBILT MOTORS COMPANY

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
PETERBILT MOTORS COMPANY
Location
3200 AIRPORT FREEWAY, DENTON, TEXAS, 76207
NAICS
336211
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was setting the axle into the axle bracket. The employee used his hands to unjam the axle from the axle bracket. When the axle came free, the employee's middle fingertip was amputated between the axle and the axle bracket.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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