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Amputations involving bone loss

1 amputation · 2024076542 · 7/18/2024 · Johns Manville

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations involving bone loss

Cause

Event
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source
Machinery unspecified
Secondary source
Augers except conveyor

Employer

Name
Johns Manville
Location
899 Joe Tamplian Blvd., MACON, GEORGIA, 31217
NAICS
339999
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was attempting to clear a clog in the sand reclaim auger bin when his left hand was pulled into the rotating screw of the machine, resulting in a partial amputation of the left middle finger at the first knuckle. The auger was not locked out/tagged out at the time.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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