Harper Trucks, Inc.
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations involving bone loss — WICHITA, KANSAS
| Employer | Harper Trucks, Inc. | Report ID | 20241010158 |
| Address | 1522 S. Florence | City, State ZIP | WICHITA, KANSAS 67209 |
| Event Date | October 31, 2024 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations involving bone loss | Body Part | Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) |
| Event Type | Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing | Source of Injury | Stationary drills, milling machinery |
| Secondary Source | Secondary source not applicable | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 484110 | Inspection # | 1787412 |
| GPS Coordinates | 37.66000, -97.39000 | ||
Incident Narrative
A tooling technician was changing a drill on a drill machine. As he reached into the machine to begin the process, the slide was activated, causing an amputation to his left middle fingertip just before the first joint.
Incident Summary
On October 31, 2024, a worker at Harper Trucks, Inc. in WICHITA, KANSAS suffered amputations involving bone loss to the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s). The incident was classified as struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing, with stationary drills, milling machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
OSHA has recorded 1,318 severe injury reports involving "Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing" incidents in our database. Browse all Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing injuries.
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