Amputations

Name: Amputations at Tenneco
Start: 9/1/2015

1 amputation · 2015096298 · 9/1/2015 · Tenneco

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
Location: 2555 Woodman Drive, KETTERING, OHIO, 45420
NAICS: 336390
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was performing maintenance on a broach machine. The machine cycled while his hand was inside, amputating his three right-hand middle fingers. The machine guard was not in place at the time of the incident.

Source

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