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Jacobs Vehicle Systems, Inc.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Amputations — BLOOMFIELD, CONNECTICUT

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Jacobs Vehicle Systems, Inc. in BLOOMFIELD, CONNECTICUT
Employer Jacobs Vehicle Systems, Inc. Report ID 2018021139
Address 22 East Dudley Town Road City, State ZIP BLOOMFIELD, CONNECTICUT 06002
Event Date February 3, 2018 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Assembly presses
Industry (NAICS) 336340 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 41.85000, -72.69000

Incident 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.

Incident Summary

On February 3, 2018, a worker at Jacobs Vehicle Systems, Inc. in BLOOMFIELD, CONNECTICUT suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with assembly presses identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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