# Amputations at TENNECO, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2016065664` · 6/24/2016 · PARAGOULD, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **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:** Welding machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** TENNECO, INC.
- **Location:** 1601 HIGHWAY 49B NORTH, PARAGOULD, ARKANSAS, 72450
- **NAICS:** 336399
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was troubleshooting a rod welder when a coworker pushed a valve that closed on the employee's right index finger, amputating it at the first knuckle.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*