SEWARD, NEBRASKA—
Tenneco Inc.
Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Tenneco Inc., 1111 Izzak Walton Rd, SEWARD, NEBRASKA 68434 on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was performing an air check on an articulated dump truck when their finger was pinched in the clamping mechanism on the lift assist. The employee's right middle finger was amputated above the distal interphalangeal joint.
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