DateCityStateEmployerBody PartEvent
2021-06-02LockportIlLockport Steel Fabricators, LLCKnee(s) and leg(s)Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
On June 2, 2021, at 8:20 a.m., an employee was driving a forklift uphill that was holding bundles of beams that became unstable. With the forks on the ground, the employee attempted to move a board that was part of the load supporting the stack of bundles, causing one bundle to fall and pin the employee's leg between it and a bundle that had previously fallen. The employee was hospitalized due to a contusion to the left knee and leg.
2021-03-19LockportNyRubberform Recycled Products, LLCFingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating an electrical chain hoist. As he was engaging the hoist to lift, using the pendant with his right hand and holding the hook with his left, his left index fingertip was caught between two contact points. As the chain went in, the tension amputated the fingertip.
2021-02-16LockportNyGENERAL MOTORS COMPONENTS HOLDINGS, LLCFingertip(s)Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was removing a core block with a 30-pound copper hand mallet and sustained the amputation of their right ring fingertip.
2020-08-11LockportNyRJM Roofing Inc.Hand(s) and elbow(s)Other fall to lower level
An employee was climbing a ladder when a gust of wind caused the ladder to break free of its tie. The employee fell with the ladder and suffered a broken finger and elbow.
2020-01-09LockportIllinoisN&M Transfer Co, Inc.Upper arm(s)Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was unloading a semi-trailer, slipped from the edge and fell to the ground breaking their humerus.
2019-08-30LockportIllinoisMurphy USAKnee(s)Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface
On 8/30/19, an employee tripped over a box and landed on her kneecap. She was hospitalized and had surgery for a broken kneecap.
2019-05-30LockportNew YorkKistner Concrete Products Inc.Lower leg(s)Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was removing a plywood blockout from inside a concrete box culvert segment. As the employee was sitting on the lip of the culvert and trying to grab a ladder, he fell off the culvert onto steel plate decking 3-4 below. He suffered a broken left tibia and was hospitalized.
2019-05-01LockportIllinoisPanduit CorporationHand(s)Contact with objects and equipment
An employee was deburring a small metal part and got a metal sliver in their left hand which developed an infection.
2019-03-15LockportNew YorkCustom CrewsThigh(s)Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was mounting a track assembly machine when the machine tipped over, pinning the employee underneath. The employee was hospitalized with a laceration to the left middle finger and a hairline fracture to the left fibula.
2018-04-20LockportIllinoisBoller Construction Company, Inc.Lower leg(s)Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
An employee was preparing a site when construction equipment backed over the employee's leg, fracturing the tibia.
2016-03-08LockportNew YorkNiagara Frontier Equipment Sales, Inc.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee's hand came into contact with an engine fan blade, amputating his right index finger and lacerating other fingers.
2015-12-17LockportNew YorkBison Bag Co., Inc.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
A Line Mechanic was adjusting the film on a machine that makes plastic bags. The fingers of his left hand were pulled into the rollers resulting in the amputation of the left middle finger.
2015-04-15LockportIllinoisAsplundh Tree Expert Co.Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disordersStruck by object or equipment
An employee was struck in the abdomen by a tree branch while trimming a tree.
2015-02-24LockportIllinoisFBI BUILDINGS, INC.NonclassifiableOther fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
Employee fell approximately 15 feet. No fall protection was being used at the time.