| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-07-20 | Elmira | Ny | Kennedy Valve, A Division of McWane, Inc. | Foot (feet) | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| An employee was moving a ladle of molten metal by monorail tractor when molten metal spilled onto his leg, causing third degree burns to his foot. | |||||
| 2019-04-30 | Elmira Heights | New York | Service Machine & Tool Co. Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
| An employee was adjusting a machine with a crowbar. The crowbar slipped and the employee's finger was crushed and amputated between the machine and the tool. | |||||
| 2019-03-07 | Elmira | New York | KENNEDY VALVE, INC. | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was installing a cover in a sand machine. The cover shifted, causing the amputation of the employee's left middle fingertip. | |||||
| 2018-08-24 | Elmira | New York | National Cemetery Administration | BODY SYSTEMS | Depletion of oxygen |
| While in a manhole, investigating water complaints from cemetery visitors, an employee lost consciousness due to lack of oxygen. | |||||
| 2018-01-05 | Elmira | New York | Hardinge Inc. | Multiple body parts | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| An employee was preparing parts for treating in a salt bath when molten salt was propelled from the salt pot, causing second and third degree burns to the employee's hands and abdomen. | |||||
| 2017-05-16 | Elmira Heights | New York | ANCHOR GLASS CONTAINER CORP. | Ankle(s) | Climbing or stepping up or down-single episode |
| An employee was shoveling sand on a roof. While stepping from one level to a lower level, the employee rolled and fractured the right ankle. | |||||
| 2016-10-21 | Elmira | New York | ISAAC HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING INC. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery |
| An employee was opening the cover to an exhaust fan when the motor pulley wheel and sheave caught and severely pinched the employee's left index finger, partially amputating the fingertip. | |||||
| 2016-07-05 | Elmira | New York | Culligan Water Systems | Multiple body parts | Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue |
| On 7/5/16, at approximately 8:30 AM, an employee was splashed with muriatic acid as he opened a valve that was positioned above his head. He suffered chemical burns to his face, chest, and arms and was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2016-06-29 | Elmira | New York | THE HILLIARD CORPORATION | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was re-assembling a valve and caught his finger between the valve shaft and a cover plate resulting in a severe laceration of the left middle finger through the bone. | |||||
| 2016-06-13 | Elmira | New York | Eastern Metal of Elmira, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was operating a punch press when the die came down on his left thumb and amputated the tip. | |||||
| 2016-04-26 | Elmira | New York | Ferrario Ford, Inc. | Pelvis | Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area |
| While checking a car, an employee was struck by another vehicle being driven by a coworker. The employee was pinned between the car and the building, suffering a fractured pelvis. | |||||
| 2015-07-15 | Elmira | New York | CHEMUNG ARC | Hip(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
| An employee slipped and fell injuring her hip that required hospitalization. | |||||
| 2015-06-19 | Elmira | New York | The Eldridge Park Carousel Preservation Society | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
| A summer employee was tasked with weed whacking brush on a hill at the amusement area. He slipped while mowing the hill and severed the tips of three toes. He was hospitalized where surgery was performed to repair the toes. | |||||
| 2015-02-27 | Elmira | New York | F.M. HOWELL & COMPANY | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Contact with objects and equipment |
| An employee working on a scoring machine amputated his right pointer finger up to the first knuckle. | |||||
| 2015-01-21 | Elmira | New York | KENNEDY VALVE, A DIVISION OF MCWANE, INC | Multiple body parts | Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source |
| Employee leaned against break room space heater. His clothing caught fire and while attempting to disrobe, he burned his hands and back. Employee was hospitalized overnight. | |||||