Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Jacobs Vehicle Systems, Inc., 22 East Dudley Town Rd, BLOOMFIELD, CONNECTICUT 06002
on — Fractures, affecting the head and trunk.
Final narrative
On September 7, 2018, an employee fell from a 6-foot step ladder while cutting wiring in a test unit, suffering a fractured skull, broken ribs, and a back injury that required hospitalization.
HospitalizedHead and trunkStep ladders
More severe injuries at Jacobs Vehicle Systems, Inc.
An employee was helping the operator of an assembly stand. The machine was engaged and the stand amputated the tip of the employee's left index finger.
An employee was operating a pneumatic assembly press when the PLC programming did not activate the anti-repeat/anti-tie down feature and the press cycled. The assembly press ram/tooling then amputated the employee's left index finger at the second knuckle.
An employee was on an A-frame ladder retrieving materials from a shelf. He slipped and fell and his leg got caught in the ladder rungs, breaking his left tibia.
An employee was unloading materials from a flatbed trailer when they fell from the trailer and landed on the ground. The employee sustained a fractured left leg.
An employee was unloading appliances at a customer location for delivery. The employee was moving a water heater to be placed on the liftgate when he stepped backward and fell to the ground. The employee sustained rib and back injuries.
An employee was checking on a machine outside of the building and removed a cover to clean out a blocked area. His hand was caught by a rotary valve in a dust collection machine. The employee's fingertip was amputated.
An employee was working to clean a glue roller with a scraper tool. The tool and the employee's left thumb were pinched between two rollers, resulting in a partial amputation.
An employee was re-arranging boxes of pipe insulation on a pallet. One of the boxes fell from the pallet and knocked over an upright empty cylinder. The cylinder fell and crushed the tip of the employee's right toe. The employee's toe required surgical amputation.
An employee was securing the claw of a grapple truck to the truck bed. His left little finger was caught between the tie down strap and the rub rail of the truck, resulting in partial amputation of the finger.
An employee was cutting extruded aluminum framing material using a horizontal band saw. She went to grab a rag in the machine when the rag contacted the blade and pulled her hand in toward the blade, resulting in a partial amputation of the right index finger.