Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 142428.015 - Employee amputates two fingertips in machine
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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1570798.015 | 01/03/2022 | 327993 | Johns Manville, Inc |
Abstract: 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.
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 1570798.015 | 40 | M | Hospitalized injury | Machinery maintenance occupations |