Amputations

Name: Amputations at JOHNS MANVILLE
Start: 10/12/2023

1 amputation · 2023109433 · 10/12/2023 · JOHNS MANVILLE

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Furnaces, heaters
Secondary source: Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name: JOHNS MANVILLE
Location: 408 PERRY STREET, DEFIANCE, OHIO, 43512
NAICS: 327993
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On October 12, 2023, an employee was investigating a possible water leak when their glove was caught in the gears of the glass marble machine, resulting in amputation of the left little finger at the second knuckle. The machine was not guarded at the time.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown