Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2020-06-01 | Corning | New York | Reidman Companies | Back, including spine, spinal cord | Other 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. | |||||
2019-07-31 | Corning | New York | GUTHRIE CORNING HOSPITAL | Ankle(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. | |||||
2018-08-16 | Corning | New York | Quality Structures, Inc. | Heart | Nonclassifiable |
An employee suffered a heart attack after excavating concrete, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
2018-05-11 | Corning | New York | Corning Incorporated | Ankle(s) | Other fall to lower level |
An employee was walking down stairs when she slipped and fell, fracturing her right medial malleolus. | |||||
2017-03-10 | Corning | Arkansas | Legacy Equipment, LLC | Lower 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. | |||||
2016-08-11 | Corning | New York | Wegmans | Fingertip(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
An employee amputated a fingertip (no bone) while slicing onions with a knife. | |||||
2016-06-14 | Corning | New York | World Kitchen, LLC | Nonclassifiable | Contact 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. | |||||
2015-03-12 | Corning | New York | AVI Food Systems, Inc | Back, including spine, spinal cord | Overexertion in lifting-single episode |
An employee Injured her back while lifting a case of soda and was hospitalized overnight. |