Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170701973 - Employee's fingertip amputated by jacket machine knife

Accident Summary Nr: 170701973 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 08/25/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120250881	09/18/1998	2221	0	Johns-Manville Corporation

Abstract: Employee #1 was using an automatic jacket machine to apply surface material and tape to round fiberglass pipe insulation. The tape jammed at the location of a pneumatically operated knife that cut it into pre-programmed lengths. Employee #1 was manually feeding in the tape when the knife cycled, amputating the tip of his finger.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, WORK RULES, JAMMED, LOCKOUT, MACHINE--MISC

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120250881			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Machine operators, not specified

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