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Amputations

1 amputation · 2021075933 · 7/20/2021 · Kenworth Truck Company

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck by object or equipment, unspecified
Source
Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Overhead hoists, unspecified

Employer

Name
Kenworth Truck Company
Location
65 Kenworth Drive, CHILLICOTHE, OHIO, 45601
NAICS
336211
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was setting the 5th wheel onto a truck body. A hoist moved and its hook caught on the 5th wheel. The employee's left index finger was caught in a bolt hole and the fingertip was amputated just below the nailbed.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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