Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Jacobson & Company, Inc., 1079 East Grand Street, ELIZABETH, NEW JERSEY 07207
on — Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds, affecting the abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
Final narrative
An employee was confirming measurements on the fascia/soffits. While dismounting the ladder, he lost balance, caught his foot on the front rail of the ladder, and fell onto metal cutting shears that impaled his right side. He suffered injury to his kidney, liver and colon.
HospitalizedAbdomen, except internal location of diseases or disordersMovable ladders, unspecified
An employee was working in a manlift when the cables caught underneath the platform extension and prevented the lift from lowering further. The employee went to pull in the extended part when his left ring finger got caught between the top rail and the rail just underneath. The manlift then broke free as the employee's finger was still caught, resulting in a fingertip amputation down to the nailbed.
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 closing a rear trailer door in the parking lot when they were struck by a forklift. The employee's lower left leg was crushed between the pallet on the forklift and the trailer. The employee sustained muscle damage to their lower leg.
An employee was cutting wood with a circular saw. The machine lagged and cut the employee's finger. The employee required surgical amputation of the finger at the hospital.
An employee was climbing a 12-foot ladder when he lost his balance and fell from the eighth rung to the ground. He sustained multiple broken ribs, which caused lung punctures.
An employee was installing spray-on fire proofing from a scissor lift. The scissor lift tipped over and the employee fell, resulting in multiple fractures to their leg, shoulder, and skull.
An employee was installing fence posts when they stepped into a recently dug hole that was not visible due to rainfall. The employee's leg was fractured.
An employee assisted in cleaning material from a conveyor pit. After the pit was cleaned, the employee proceeded to replace metal safety plates to ensure other employees did not fall into the pit. While replacing one of the last plates, the employee mis-stepped and fell approximately 5 feet into the pit. The employee was hospitalized with back/side bruising, elbow bruising, bone bruises, and/or fractured ribs.
An employee was walking on the sidewalk. When they stepped off the curb, they fell to the ground, resulting in fractures to their tibia, fibula, and a metatarsal.