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Amputations

1 amputation · 2018021139 · 2/3/2018 · Jacobs Vehicle Systems, Inc.

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 regular operation
Source
Assembly presses

Employer

Name
Jacobs Vehicle Systems, Inc.
Location
22 East Dudley Town Road, BLOOMFIELD, CONNECTICUT, 06002
NAICS
336340
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

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.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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