Amputations

Name: Amputations at Tenneco Inc.
Start: 12/2/2020

1 amputation · 20201211323 · 12/2/2020 · 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 maintenance, cleaning
Source: Conveyors-powered, unspecified

Employer

Name: Tenneco Inc.
Location: 150 Fisher Av., VAN WERT, OHIO, 45891
NAICS: 336510
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee had just replaced a broken sprocket and put in a new chain on a high-volume oil conveyor. The chain seized up. As he tried to free it, it took off and his left index finger was caught between the chain and the sprocket. The fingertip was amputated halfway up the nail.

Source

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