Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1570798.015 - Johns Manville, Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Mobile Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1570798.015

Report ID: 0418600

Date Opened: 01/03/2022

Site Address:
Johns Manville, Inc
908 John Bussey Drive
Phenix City, AL 36869

Mailing Address:
908 John Bussey Drive, Phenix City, AL 36869

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 327993/Mineral Wool Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/04/2022

Emphasis: N:Amputate

Case Closed: 02/04/2022

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1846358	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 142428.015

Event: 12/23/2021

Employee amputates two fingertips in machine

At 5:00 a.m. on December 23, 2021, an employee, a maintenance technician, was called to troubleshoot an issue with the Board Line, Unisol Volu-Matic III, Insulation Blowing Machine, Model # VM3/V34E2A-LESSPAN. While troubleshooting, the employee opened the access doors to the blower motor to inspect the running operations. The employee observed a belt spinning slowly and reached in to the motor to push the belt forward with his hands. The belt spun forward trapping the employee's two fingers in the in-going nip-point of the belt and pulley. The employee was hospitalized to treat amputation of the right index and middle fingertips.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Automatic Machine, Belt, Caught In, Electric Motor, Fingertip, Inspecting, Maintenance, Nip Point, Pulley, Troubleshooting

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1570798.015	40	M	Hospitalized injury		Machinery maintenance occupations

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