# Amputations at Tenneco Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20201211323` · 12/2/2020 · VAN WERT, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **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.

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