Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-09	Buffalo	Il	CRST Expedited INC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by object or equipment
On November 9, 2021, an employee was cutting a trailer seal while using a rag to hold the seal when the seal came back around and cut the employee's right middle finger. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.
2021-10-20	Buffalo	Ny	Quality Bindery Services Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Struck against object or equipment
An employee was wiping off a paper cutter blade when they suffered a fingertip amputation without bone loss.
2021-09-20	Buffalo	Ny	Cobey Inc.	Multiple body parts	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was investigating the accumulation of condensation at a pipe connection and was inspecting the flange at the connection. The residual pressure in the system caused the pipe to release from the connection and strike the employee, fracturing his neck, back, collarbone, and multiple ribs and lacerating the back of his head.
2021-09-15	Buffalo	Ny	Dash's Supermarket	Hand(s) and arm(s)	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee had been cleaning a fryer. Hot oil from the fryer burned the employee's right forearm and hand.
2021-09-15	Buffalo Grove	Il	Vapor Bus International	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee's right thumb got caught in the moving chain and sprocket of a lathe resulting in amputation of the thumb tip. The drive chain assembly was not locked out at the time.
2021-08-18	Buffalo	Ny	CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS	Foot(feet) and leg(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was climbing a ladder when it shifted to the right. The employee fell to the ground, suffering fractures to the left leg and foot.
2021-07-09	Buffalo	Wv	ABC Cutting Contractors Inc	Head and trunk	Other fall to lower level
The employee was using a walk-behind saw to cut concrete. The saw produced a slurry and the employee slipped in the slurry and fell into a pit. The employee sustained head lacerations and bruised ribs.
2021-07-08	Buffalo	Ny	Buffalo Games, LLC	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
While performing maintenance on a conveyor belt, an employee's hand was caught in a pinch point when the machine cycled. The employee suffered an amputation injury.
2021-05-26	Buffalo	Ny	Flower City Masonry, Inc.	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
On 5/26/2021, two employees were working from a scaffold platform that was supported by side arm brackets applying brick veneer at a construction site. The employees fell approximately 20 feet when a bracket became dislodged from the frame. The injured employee suffered a back injury. The second employee was able to grab hold of the scaffold to keep from falling.
2021-05-17	Buffalo	Ny	ROSINA FOOD INC	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee attempted to scrape ground meat from the throat of a meat grinder and contacted the grinder blades resulting in a left middle fingertip amputation.
2021-05-08	Buffalo	Wv	Nitro Construction Services, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee installed two 30-amp bus plugs and a 200-amp bus plug. While drilling through the cabinet with a hole saw to install conduit, the hole saw made contact with two phases of the bus, causing an arc flash/blast. The employee sustained electrical burns to the torso, arms, and head.
2021-04-30	Buffalo	Ny	Niagara Mohawk a National Grid Company	Head	Other fall to lower level
An employee was unloading material from the back of a truck when they stepped backward and fell from the truck, striking their head on the ground and resulting in a head laceration and soreness to their shoulder and elbow.
2021-04-12	Buffalo	Ny	USPS	Lower leg(s)	Other fall to lower level
The employee was walking down the steps while delivering mail when they lost their footing and fell down the steps onto a cement walkway, resulting in a torn calf muscle on the left leg.
2021-02-17	Buffalo	Ny	Highway Rehabilitation Corporation	Knee(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was cutting a notch in a plastic battery box with a razor knife. The knife slipped off the box and cut three tendons in his left knee.
2021-01-20	Buffalo	Ny	New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped on ice while walking around a concrete truck, fell, and suffered a broken lower left leg.
2021-01-19	Buffalo	Ny	Buffalo Wire Works	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was reassembling the screen support roller onto a pillow block. He connected the left side to the pillow block and then went to ensure that the right side of the pillow block was still connected. While doing so, the left side of the roller fell back out, pinching his finger between the roller and the support angle bracket and causing a laceration to the ring finger.
2021-01-18	Buffalo	Ny	Unicell Body Company, Inc.	Brain	Other fall to lower level
An employee was cleaning snow off a box truck from a rolling staircase. The employee fell to the ground and suffered a head injury.
2020-09-18	Buffalo	Ny	H&R Construction Equipment Parts, Inc.	Leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was wrapping a component for shipping when the component tipped over onto the employee's leg.
2020-08-20	Buffalo	Ny	W&W Paint and Glass, LLC	Leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was struck by a piece of wood that fell off a swing stage scaffold and suffered a broken leg.
2020-07-02	Buffalo	New York	FORD MOTOR COMPANY	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was installing a hydraulic cylinder onto a forklift using an overhead crane. While manually maneuvering the cylinder into place, the employee’s left thumb was pinched between the cylinder and the forklift carriage resulting an amputation up to the first knuckle.
2020-05-20	Buffalo	New York	Donegal Construction Corporation	Multiple foot (feet) locations	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in work zone
An employee was hanging a piece of rubber matting on the right rear corner of a milling machine. The track on the machine ran over her right foot, fracturing it and smashing the toes.
2020-01-22	Buffalo	New York	Materion Advanced Materials Group Inc.	Multiple body parts	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was performing a final sugar addition to a heated solution of caustic, silver nitrate water when a portion of the mixture ejected from the lid of the 100-gallon reaction vessel and contacted the employee's body. The employee suffered second and third degree chemical burns to the face, arm, back, and leg.
2019-09-06	Buffalo	New York	U. S. Postal Service	Hand(s) and arm(s)	Other animal bites, nonvenomous
An employee pulled into a driveway to deliver parcels that would not fit into a mailbox. The employee got out of their vehicle to retrieve parcels out of the back. As her back was turned, a dog came from behind and bit her right forearm and hand, removing a section of skin from the forearm. The employee was hospitalized.
2019-08-25	Buffalo	New York	Delta Sonic Car Wash	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was repairing an aerial lift when a hydraulic hose leaked, causing high-pressure hydraulic fluid to come out and puncture the skin on the employee's left middle finger. The wound became infected and required hospitalization.
2019-08-24	Buffalo	New York	Ferguson Electric	Multiple head locations	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was de-energizing the main distribution switch board. The breaker had been opened and locked. He tested it and deemed there was no voltage present at the lugs on the supply side of the breaker. A leg of a ground cluster was attached to the neutral bus. Another leg of the ground cluster came in contact with the energized "A" phase on the supply side of the breaker, resulting in an arc flash (480v/277v). The employee sustained first degree burns on the right side of his face and neck a
2019-08-10	Buffalo	New York	Paramount Pictures Corporation	Foot(feet) and leg(s)	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was standing about two-thirds of the way up on a 12-foot portable ladder. He was using the claw of a hammer to partially loosen a screw that was embedded on a wooden board attached to the wall. When the screw came free, the employee lost his balance and fell off the ladder landing on his feet on the concrete floor. He sustained a left heel fracture and a right tibia/fibula fracture.
2019-08-06	Buffalo	New York	CHEMICAL DISTRIBUTORS, INC.	Trunk	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was preparing to transfer hydrofluoric acid. A transfer pump motor/gear needed repair in order to transfer the hydrofluoric acid. The employee removed the pump, made the repair, and returned to reassemble the pump. The employee was splashed by hydrofluoric acid and sustained chemical burns to the torso.
2019-07-13	Buffalo	New York	USPS	Skull	Other animal bites, nonvenomous
A postal employee was bitten by two dogs, causing the employee to fall and hit their head on the concrete walking surface. The employee was hospitalized with a skull fracture.
2019-06-06	Buffalo	Kansas	Jesco LLC	Skull	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was at the side of a truck (a pulling unit) removing tools. As the pole on the unit was extended, the elevator came unclasped off the hook, fell, and struck the employee on the side of his head. He suffered a skull fracture.
2019-06-05	Buffalo	New York	Sunrise Transport, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee sustained a partial amputation to their left ring finger while lowering the liftgate on a tractor trailer.
2019-05-31	Buffalo	New York	Marshalls	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was hospitalized with a fractured left hip after tripping over merchandise in an upstairs office and falling to the floor.
2019-05-13	Buffalo	New York	Tripifoods, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was reaching from one conveyor belt to the other and fell over 12 feet onto the concrete floor. The employee suffered a concussion and broken bones.
2019-05-06	Buffalo	New York	U.S. Sugar Co., LLC	Lumbar region	Overexertion in lifting-single episode
An employee was finishing the process of evacuating sugar from the pocket of a railcar. The employee lifted a portable air-operated railcar vibrator, weighting 47 pounds, to place it into the railcar. While lifting, he felt a pop in his back. He required hospitalization for a lumbar disk herniation.
2019-04-15	Buffalo	New York	Elbers Landscape Service Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was moving a lawn mower deck on a forklift. While the employee was adjusting the deck, his left ring finger was pinched and cut. Part of the fingertip was amputated.
2019-03-22	Buffalo	North Dakota	Anchor Ingredients Co., LLC	Brain	Struck by discharged object or substance
A transfer vessel was about to be pressurized to clear a blockage; an employee was standing in front of the discharge piping, holding a sheet of plywood to prevent material spillage. Air suddenly released from the discharge piping at 70 psi, forcing the plywood into the employee's face and throwing him about 15 feet. He suffered a fractured orbital socket, a laceration above the eyebrow, and a subdural hematoma.
2019-03-21	Buffalo	New York	General Motors Tonawanda Engine Plant	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs
An employee slipped while ascending a stairway. He fell and his throat contacted the railing, suffering a contusion of the throat and a fracture to his neck.
2019-03-12	Buffalo	New York	Multisorb Filtration Group	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee opened an interlocked guard door and caught their hand in a pinch point causing a fingertip amputation.
2019-02-21	Buffalo	New York	Tripifoods, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee fell more than 12 feet to a concrete floor, suffering broken bones and a concussion. He was hospitalized.
2019-01-31	Buffalo	South Dakota	CONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC	BODY SYSTEMS	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was supervising as contractors erected a work-over rig on a drill site. As the floor of the work-over rig was being hoisted, a cable snapped, causing the floor to fall. When the floor struck the ground, it ejected the centerpiece of the floor, which struck the employee. The employee lost consciousness and was hospitalized.
2019-01-09	Buffalo Prairie	Illinois	Midland Commodities Group, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating the patty machine and was wiping off excess meat when the machine cycled and amputated the employee's right index finger between the first and second distal joints.
2019-01-02	Buffalo	New York	General Mills	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was attempting to unjam a piece of cereal packing equipment when the equipment cycled and crushed the employee's right index fingertip, resulting in a fingertip amputation. The machine was guarded at the time of the incident.
2018-08-09	Buffalo	New York	Johnson Controls Inc.	Elbow(s)	Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c.
Two employees were pushing a one-person vertical manlift onto a chair elevator. The lift had heavy-duty castors on the bottom. When the manlift entered the elevator, it shifted away from one of the employees, causing him to lose his balance and fall forward into the lift. In striking the lift, he dislocated and cut his right elbow.
2018-08-07	Buffalo	New York	New England Motor Freight, Inc. [NEMF]	Brain	Fall on same level due to tripping, n.e.c.
An employee was moving pallets around in a trailer when his boot lace became caught on a pallet. He twisted around and tripped on the pallet jack, then fell backwards and hit his head on the floor of the trailer, suffering a concussion.
2018-07-27	Buffalo	New York	SweetWorks Confections, LLC	Brain	Other fall to lower level
An employee was working on a elevated machine platform and fell off onto the ground. The employee sustained a head injury.
2018-06-07	Buffalo	New York	Electro Abrasives, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a machine and amputated fingertips.
2018-05-22	Buffalo	New York	Salit Specialty Rebar	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a bender machine when his right hand was caught between the rebar and the roller arm as the foot pedal was activated. His right index fingertip was then caught and amputated.
2018-05-10	Buffalo	New York	Buffalo Outfront Metalworks, L.P.	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Fall, slip, trip
An employee was troubleshooting a laser cutting table when it indexed/articulated and knocked him to the floor. He suffered a back injury.
2018-04-13	Buffalo	New York	US Foods - Buffalo Division	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was working in the back of his delivery vehicle (a tractor trailer) pulling a pallet of food products onto the lift gate of his trailer. As he pulled the pallet to the liftgate, he fell approximately 4 feet from the lift gate to the blacktop street below.
2018-03-29	Buffalo	New York	Kenmore Mercy Hospital	Hip(s)	Fall on same level
An employee fell to the floor while walking down a hallway, suffering a broken hip.
2018-03-27	Buffalo	Oklahoma	Buffalo Feeders	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Entangled in other object or equipment
An employee was attempting to rope a steer when the steer jerked. The rope caught the employee's right hand, pulling it into a pole and amputating two fingers.
2018-02-20	Buffalo	New York	Prince Rubber & Plastics Co. Inc.	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a rubber milling/mixing machine when his left hand became caught in the mill. He was able to remove it, but the skin was separated from his hand, requiring hospitalization and surgery.
2018-02-09	Buffalo	New York	Flying Bison Brewing Company LLC	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee's left hand was caught in a labeling machine, crushing one finger and amputating a fingertip.
2018-01-05	Buffalo	New York	Materion Advanced Materials Technologies & Services Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was using a band saw to cut a small metal piece when the piece became wedged by the saw blade and flipped with such force that it amputated the employee's right index fingertip.
2017-10-17	Buffalo	New York	MAGIC STONE GENERAL CONTRACTING	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
On 10/17/2017, an employee was disassembling scaffolding and unbolted a section of the tower using wrenches. As he started to climb down, he grabbed the loose section of the tower and it gave way. He then fell about 12 feet to ground, fracturing a vertebra and both heels.
2017-08-24	Buffalo Grove	Illinois	CDI Corporation	Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)	Fall on same level due to tripping
An employee was walking down a hallway when he tripped, hit his head on the door, and fell, injuring his head and shoulder. He was hospitalized and had shoulder surgery.
2017-08-11	Buffalo Grove	Illinois	PLEXUS CORP.	Thigh(s)	Fall on same level
An employee fell in the parking lot and broke her femur.
2017-07-31	Buffalo	New York	Stohl Remediation Services Inc	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
While carrying and loading cast iron boiler parts into a trailer an employee's fingertip was caught and amputated between boiler parts.
2017-07-11	Buffalo	New York	MARSHALLS	Thigh(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
While getting down from a fitting room stool, an employee tripped over the stool and fractured the right femur.
2017-06-13	Buffalo	New York	Modern Disposal	BODY SYSTEMS	Ingestion of harmful substance
An employee was walking to each collection location helping to empty recycling and garbage on truck. A woman offered the employee a cold bottle of water. He said sure and she went into a house and brought out a bottle of liquid which the employee drank. He took a sip and immediately started vomiting. The "water" turned out to be a diluted mix of bleach and detergent. The employee was hospitalized.
2017-06-07	Buffalo	New York	Buffalo Wire Works	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was feeding wire into a crimp cell when the employee's left hand was pulled through the crimp wheels, amputating a fingertip.
2017-05-05	Buffalo	New York	Materion Advanced Materials Group Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was replacing a belt on a motor fan assembly when his right index finger was caught between the belt and the pulley, amputating the fingertip tip to the first knuckle. The belt was unguarded at the time.
2017-04-07	Buffalo	Texas	Legacy Reserves, LP	Multiple body parts	Vehicle or machinery fire
An employee was at a gas extraction facility cleaning a knock-out vessel. As the employee was pumping down the knock-out vessel, a fire ball from the flare backed up through the 4-inch line that was connected to the knock-out vessel and burned the employee's left hand, torso, and back.
2016-09-04	Buffalo	New York	Ford Motor Co. Buffalo Stamping Plant	Forearm(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was putting in a safety fence using a forklift truck. He was holding the fence in place when it fell and hit his arm, fracturing his right forearm and tearing a muscle.
2016-09-01	Buffalo	New York	Ford Motor Co. Buffalo Stamping Plant	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker
An employee was manually pushing into place a rigged bundle of round bar stock onto a storage shelf. The steel rolls shifted and a round bar weighing approximately 120 pounds rolled onto his left middle finger resulting in an amputation at the first knuckle.
2016-08-22	Buffalo	New York	GOLDMAN TITANIUM CO. DIV. GCF, INC.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was shearing a U-shaped piece of metal when the metal folded over and pinched his right index fingertip, amputating it.
2016-07-27	Buffalo	New York	Materion Advanced Materials, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was working on a vertical mill. The mill was running and the employee's glove was caught by the cutting tool pulling his hand into the machine and injuring the right thumb.
2016-07-15	Buffalo	New York	Global Spectrum Inc.	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was mowing the lawn on the side of a hill. He lost his footing and his foot went under the mower amputating two toes.
2016-07-14	Buffalo	New York	Sorrento Lactalis, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
An employee was in the process of setting up an RMC machine that takes mozzarella cheese and forms it into a block. The employee was installing a plastic wedge (approx. 2 ft. x 2 ft. x 1 in. thick, weighing approx. 25 lbs.) into the machine and amputated the right index fingertip.
2016-07-06	Buffalo	New York	Commitment 2000 Inc	Foot (feet)	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was about to clean the dishwasher when he slipped on the floor and his foot went into the water tank. He suffered hot water burns to his foot.
2016-06-21	Buffalo	New York	Cobey Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee suffered three fingertip amputations while unclogging a sandblaster.
2016-06-06	Buffalo	New York	GM Powertrain Tonawanda Engine	Leg(s)	Roadway collision-moving perpendicularly
An employee was driving a flat bed from the south and collided with a forklift truck travelling east in a 3-way stop intersection. The employee in the flat bed was going to make a left hand turn and did not see the forklift truck. Due to the sudden stop, the employee's leg contacted the steel in the cab resulting in a fractured leg.
2016-05-29	Buffalo	New York	Friends of Night People	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was emptying a pot of boiling water in to a colander and the water spilled, burning the employee on the chest.
2016-05-26	Buffalo	New York	Calspan Corporation	Hand(s)	Exposure to electricity
An employee was exposed to electrical current while setting up a supplemental lighting/camera resulting in blisters and electrical burns on a hand.
2016-04-12	Buffalo	New York	Highland Masonary Restoration Inc.	Coccygeal region	Other fall to lower level
An employee and two coworkers were working from a one-frame-high scaffold to remove masonry when the scaffold tipped over to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured tailbone.
2016-04-05	Buffalo	New York	Allied Waste Services of North America LLC	Upper and lower limb(s)	Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object
An employee exited the cab of a garbage truck. The truck was not in park at the time. When the employee attempted to re-enter the truck cab, the truck crashed into two cars and a building. The employee suffered bruises/contusions to the arms and legs, as well as a pelvic injury.
2016-03-29	Buffalo	New York	Commitment 2000 Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
While scraping out the hopper inside a mixer/dough divider, an employee's left-hand fingertip was caught and amputated by a shear point. The divider was operating at the time of the incident.
2016-03-01	Buffalo	New York	M & T Bank	Brain	Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was using his pass key to open the door when he hit his head on the mailbox and passed out.
2016-02-23	Buffalo	New York	LMC Industrial Contractors	Leg(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee had just delivered a load of steel to the galvanizing plant to be coated, and a load of galvanized steel had been loaded onto his trailer for the return trip. He climbed onto the flatbed trailer, positioned the tie down straps used to secure the load, and was climbing down the rear step/bumper to get off the trailer when he slipped and fell, breaking his right leg.
2016-01-26	Buffalo	New York	Dupont Yerkes Site	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was using a wrench to loosen bolts when his right index finger was pinched between the wrench and a fixed pipe support, amputating soft tissue.
2016-01-18	Buffalo	New York	IRR Supply Centers, Inc	Hip(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
A fork truck operator lost his balance while dismounting from the vehicle, fell and broke his hip.
2016-01-07	Buffalo	Oklahoma	The Farmers Co-operative Association	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning wheat out of a grain elevator leg, which had filled with wheat and prevented the belt/elevator from moving. The belt was not locked out at the time. A coworker on the floor above was instructed to start the belt to see if it would move while the employee was still clearing wheat. The belt started, and his hand got caught between a bucket and the metal housing of the leg, amputating his hand a few inches above the wrist.
2015-11-19	Buffalo	New York	Plesh Contract Packaging	Foot (feet)	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was moving buckets of liquid potassium hydroxide and some of the liquid spilled onto his foot causing severe chemical burns. The employee was hospitalized.
2015-10-18	Buffalo	New York	The Buffalo News	Ankle(s)	Slip or trip without fall, n.e.c.
An employee twisted and broke his ankle while investigating the odor of smoke coming from the facility's basement.
2015-09-28	Buffalo	New York	Neville Manufacturing	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was using a saw table to trim and cut lumber boards. While attempting to grab the cut lumber under the table, the employee hit the foot pedal. The saw blade activated and amputated his fingertip.
2015-09-15	Buffalo Grove	Illinois	CVS Caremark Advanced Technology Pharmacy, LLC	Ankle(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee fell when her heel was caught on the carpet. The fall resulted in an ankle fracture that required surgery and hospitalization.
2015-09-14	Buffalo	New York	BUFFAO WIRE WORKS	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An operator leaned into the loom to adjust a pin. The beater bar came back on the operator and broke his ribs. The machine was not locked out at the time of the incident.
2015-09-08	Buffalo	New York	Buffalo Recycling Enterprises, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
While moving a large, heavy-duty stand-up fan, an employee's right thumb was severely lacerated to and/or through the bone by the fan blade. The employee was hospitalized. The fan was running at the time of the incident.
2015-08-27	Buffalo	New York	Surianello General Concrete Contractors, Inc	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was pushing a dolly and slipped. The employee's thumb was caught between the handle and a piece of equipment. The employee was sent to the hospital and some tissue was removed by the doctor.
2015-07-03	Buffalo	West Virgini	Toyota Motor Manufacturing of West Virginia, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
On July 3, 2015, at approximately 4:50 a.m., an employee was injured while operating a battery-operated fork tugger industrial truck. The employee picked up a load of VVTs and was backing up when the stand, which had parts on top, struck the corner of a set of steps. This shoved the stand forward, causing the employee's finger to become crushed between the handrail and the stand. The employee's right index fingertip was amputated.
2015-05-16	Buffalo	New York	Aurubis Buffalo, Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a tension leveling machine, which was running a coil of copper through it at a speed of approximately 200 fpm. The employee was at the delivery end of the machine near the payoff reel when he reached into the moving machine. The machine grabbed the glove on his left hand, pulled his left arm into the machine, and rotated him around five times. He was wrapped inside the copper coil from his left hand to his armpit and was severely injured.
2015-04-03	Buffalo	New York	SweetWorks Confections, LLC	Multiple body parts	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was pressure-washing a metal belt using a diluted solution of Oxofoam (a corrosive material). The spray contacted the employee in the neck/shoulder area, causing chemical burns to the skin.
2015-03-30	Buffalo	New York	Rite Aid Corporation	Nonclassifiable	Fall from collapsing structure or equipment less than 6 feet
Employee was sitting in a small, heavy, plastic lawn chair. The back of the chair broke away from the arms of the chair, and the employee fell to the floor.
2015-03-11	Buffalo	New York	Philpac	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee amputated his pinky and thumb while cutting wood on a table saw.
2015-03-05	Buffalo	New York	EPIC Contracting, Inc	Multiple upper extremities locations	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
On 3/5/15 around noon, an employee fell approximately 8' from a ladder when the ductwork he was releasing swung down, hit the ladder, and rocked it. The employee sustained two left arm fractures (wrist and elbow) and a possible pelvis fracture. The employee was transported to ECMC where he was treated and released.
2015-03-02	Buffalo	New York	Ellicott Development Company	Head and trunk	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was on a 6-foot fiberglass stepladder, pulling wire through a conduit for a 24-volt DC fire alarm system. The employee fell off of the stepladder and suffered a head injury and broken rib.
2015-01-29	Buffalo	New York	Allied Waste of North America LLC	Nonclassifiable	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in roadway
An employee was struck by a motor vehicle while crossing the street to return to his vehicle.