Amputations

Name: Amputations at TENNECO INC.
Start: 4/10/2015

1 amputation · 2015041895 · 4/10/2015 · TENNECO INC.

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: TENNECO INC.
Location: 1601 HIGHWAY 49B, PARAGOULD, ARKANSAS, 72450
NAICS: 336330
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee removed a worn out sprocket from a Brehm Tube loader machine. The sprocket was repaired and placed back into the machine. The machine was energized and failed to automatically feed. The employee opened the machine while the machine was energized to try to engage the machine by pushing a chain with his left index finger. His finger was caught in the machine resulting in an amputation.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown