Amputations

Name: Amputations at TENNECO INC.
Start: 3/1/2016

1 amputation · 2016031867 · 3/1/2016 · TENNECO INC.

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source: Conveyors-powered, unspecified

Employer

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

Narrative

An employee was reaching for a part to be welded with his right hand while his left hand was on an oil table that contained a conveyor. The conveyor cycled by itself, amputating his left middle and index fingertips.

Source

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