Kenworth Truck Company

Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Amputations — CHILLICOTHE, OHIO

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Kenworth Truck Company in CHILLICOTHE, OHIO
Employer Kenworth Truck Company Report ID 2018065862
Address 65 Kenworth Drive City, State ZIP CHILLICOTHE, OHIO 45601
Event Date June 14, 2018 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified Source of Injury Nonclassifiable
Industry (NAICS) 336211 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 39.39000, -82.95000

Incident Narrative

An employee was using an awl to line up a frame rail prior to stud welding operations when his right index finger was caught in the frame rail rollers, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Incident Summary

On June 14, 2018, a worker at Kenworth Truck Company in CHILLICOTHE, OHIO suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with nonclassifiable identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

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