Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Paccar, Inc. , 65 Kenworth Drive, CHILLICOTHE, OHIO 45601
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
While moving a frame rail from left to right, an employee's finger was pinched between the frame rail bracket and a J-hook. The employee's right ring fingertip was amputated.
On March 11, 2024, an employee was removing a support for a delivery rack when a piece of metal on the support swung around and sheared the tip of the employee's right index finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
An employee was changing mud cups in the hopper cylinders of a concrete pump truck. The cylinders moved and three of the employees fingers were amputated.
An employee was standing on the rig floor next to a polishing unit. His hand was placed on the polishing unit when the pump was lowered, resulting in amputation of their right thumb, ring, and middle fingertips.
An employee was using air to blow out the air wash to the blender and grinder station. As the employee reached to verify that the air wash was clean, the unit pinched and amputated their fingertip.
An employee was retrieving a lost drill pipe with a lifting bail when their left thumb got pinched between the table and handle of the lifting bail while trying to re-thread the pipe to lift it out. The employee suffered an amputation to the left thumb.
An employee was removing a core chuck from a stationary roll when their right ring finger was pinched between the chuck and the roll. The employee's fingertip was amputated.
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