Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Kenworth Truck Company, 65 Kenworth Drive, CHILLICOTHE, OHIO 45601
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
On April 3, 2023, an employee was opening a folding side-view truck mirror when her finger was caught in the pinch point where the mirror pivots. She sustained a partial amputation to the left index finger.
AmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedTruck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified
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