DateCityStateEmployerBody PartEvent
2020-06-01CorningNew YorkReidman Companies Back, including spine, spinal cordOther fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet
An employee was throwing appliance boxes over a third floor railing when the railing gave out and the employee fell approximately 24 feet to the ground. He experienced back pain and was not able to move his legs.
2019-07-31CorningNew YorkGUTHRIE CORNING HOSPITALAnkle(s)Fall on same level due to slipping
While walking to a door, an employee slipped and fell, suffering a left ankle fracture that required surgery.
2018-08-16CorningNew YorkQuality Structures, Inc. HeartNonclassifiable
An employee suffered a heart attack after excavating concrete, requiring hospitalization.
2018-05-11CorningNew YorkCorning IncorporatedAnkle(s)Other fall to lower level
An employee was walking down stairs when she slipped and fell, fracturing her right medial malleolus.
2017-03-10CorningArkansasLegacy Equipment, LLCLower leg(s)Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was closing an electric overhead door when he heard a noise in the door. The employee hit the stop button and the door came off the tracks. The door fell and part of the door struck the employee's right leg fracturing the lower leg.
2016-08-11CorningNew YorkWegmansFingertip(s)Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee amputated a fingertip (no bone) while slicing onions with a knife.
2016-06-14CorningNew YorkWorld Kitchen, LLCNonclassifiableContact with hot objects or substances
An employee was hitting a refractory block that had wedged between a wall and a floor with a sledge hammer when another refractory block fell and struck him. Each block weighs over 200 pounds. The employee's right shoulder was injured. The employee also suffered second degree burns and was hospitalized.
2015-03-12CorningNew YorkAVI Food Systems, IncBack, including spine, spinal cordOverexertion in lifting-single episode
An employee Injured her back while lifting a case of soda and was hospitalized overnight.