Michelin North America, Inc.
Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle — Amputations — EMPORIA, KANSAS
| Employer | Michelin North America, Inc. | Report ID | 2023043063 |
| Address | 1601 East South Avenue | City, State ZIP | EMPORIA, KANSAS 66801 |
| Event Date | April 6, 2023 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle | Source of Injury | Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered |
| Industry (NAICS) | 326291 | Inspection # | 1663306 |
| GPS Coordinates | 38.39000, -96.15000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was putting crushed 55 gallon drums in a dumpster into a recycle trailer using a forklift. The dumpster was raised about 5.5 feet off the ground on the forks of the forklift. As the dumpster rolled forward, their left index finger was pinched between the dumpster frame and the forklift fork and the fingertip was amputated.
Incident Summary
On April 6, 2023, a worker at Michelin North America, Inc. in EMPORIA, KANSAS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as struck by swinging part of powered vehicle, with forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
OSHA has recorded 683 severe injury reports involving "Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle" incidents in our database. Browse all Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle injuries.
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