# Amputations at TENNECO INC.
> OSHA SIR `2016031867` · 3/1/2016 · PARAGOULD, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Conveyors-powered, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** TENNECO INC.
- **Location:** 1601 HIGHWAY 49B, PARAGOULD, ARKANSAS, 72450
- **NAICS:** 336330
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was reaching for a part to be welded with his right hand while his left hand was on an oil table that contained a conveyor. The conveyor cycled by itself, amputating his left middle and index fingertips.

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