JOHNS MANVILLE
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — DEFIANCE, OHIO
| Employer | JOHNS MANVILLE | Report ID | 2024054171 |
| Address | 408 Perry St. | City, State ZIP | DEFIANCE, OHIO 43512 |
| Event Date | May 12, 2024 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified | Body Part | Other finger(s) n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing | Source of Injury | Other metal, wood, and special material machinery n.e.c. |
| Secondary Source | Rods, reinforcing bar (rebar) metal | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 327993 | Inspection # | 1749599 |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.28000, -84.36000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was dislodging a build-up of semi-molten glass that had accumulated on the outside of one of the rotating cooling rollers on a glass marble machine. While tapping the accumulated glass with a metal bar, the bar jerked downward and pinched the employee's right little finger between the metal bar and the frame of the machine. The employee sustained a partial amputation of the finger just below the nail.
Incident Summary
On May 12, 2024, a worker at JOHNS MANVILLE in DEFIANCE, OHIO suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the other finger(s) n.e.c.. The incident was classified as struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing, with other metal, wood, and special material machinery n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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