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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015096996 · 9/23/2015 · Tenneco Automotive

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
Conveyors-powered, unspecified

Employer

Name
Tenneco Automotive
Location
200 McIntyre Drive, HARTWELL, GEORGIA, 30643
NAICS
336390
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

The employee was loading parts onto a rotating conveyor system when the machine malfunctioned and the parts got wedged in the machine. When the employee reached into the running machine to remove the parts, his finger was pinched resulting in the amputation of the left index finger to the first knuckle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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