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OSHA Injury Report: Tenneco Automotive

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Tenneco Automotive in 3901 Willis Road, Grass Lake, MI 49240 resulted in days away from work. Employee was apprentice in exhaust systems and parts, automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Tenneco Automotive
Parent company
Tenneco Automotive Operating Company Inc
Street
3901 Willis Road
City
Grass Lake
State
MI
ZIP
49240
On-site location
Prototype Shop

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
24
Days restricted or transferred
14

Before the incident

Working in the Prototype LVP Shop using a projection welder to projection weld a nut onto a bracket

What happened

While placing the nut onto the bracket the operator engaged the foot pedal. The projection welder cycled crushing and nipping the end of the operator’s thumb.

Injury or illness

Avulsion to the tip of the left thumb

Object or substance involved

Projection welder

Summary line

Avulsion of the left thumb

Employee and industry

Job description
Apprentice
SOC code
00-9900 — Insufficient Information - NIOSH
NAICS code
336390 — Exhaust systems and parts, automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
320
Total hours worked
627200
EIN
741933558
Establishment ID
977227
Employer case #
2

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Time of incident
13:15
Filing year
2025
Submitted
24FEB26:13:22:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.