| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-07-28 | North Tonawanda | New York | Battenfeld Grease & Oil | Multiple body parts | Vehicle or machinery fire |
| An employee was cooking a batch of lubricating grease. Flames and grease slurry came out of the grease cooking kettle and splashed onto the employee; this also started a fire outside the kettle. The grease/oil slurry was approximately 185-200 degrees and caused second degree burns to the employee's face, neck, arms and hands. | |||||
| 2019-01-19 | North Tonawanda | New York | WestRock | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was spraying out glue pans and machine side frames with a water hose. As the employee used a brush on the glue roll as it was turning, his glove and the tip of his right ring finger were caught and pulled between the glue roll and the anti-wrap bar. He suffered a fingertip amputation. | |||||
| 2018-05-03 | North Tonawanda | New York | Grelak Mechanical Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was manually turning over a dock plate that was sitting flat on the lifts of a forklift truck in preparation for installation. The dock plate consisted of two metal pieces connected by a hinge. Three of the employee's right-hand fingertips were caught and amputated in the hinge. | |||||
| 2017-07-25 | North Tonawanda | New York | Apple Roofing Corp. | Foot (feet) | Stepped on object |
| An employee stepped on an old screw while installing roof fiber boards, puncturing his foot. | |||||
| 2017-02-11 | North Tonawanda | New York | ASCENSION INDUSTRIES INC. | Fingertip(s) | Fall on same level, n.e.c. |
| An employee was using a crane to lower a 3-inch plate onto support boards. He was down on one knee while positioning the plate and operating the crane when he lost his balance and slipped. As he put his hand out to brace the fall, it was caught between the motor plate and a pallet. His left middle and ring fingertips were amputated. | |||||
| 2016-05-02 | North Tonawanda | New York | Confer Plastics Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery |
| On 5/2/16, an employee suffered the amputation of the end of his right middle finger while working on a molding machine. | |||||
| 2016-04-11 | North Tonawanda | New York | Armstrong Pumps Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| While using a magnetic drill, an employee's gloved hand was drawn into the drill, amputating the right thumb above the first knuckle. | |||||
| 2016-03-03 | North Tonawanda | New York | Riverside Chemical Company | Thigh(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
| An employee slipped and fell in the parking lot and was hospitalized with a fractured femur. | |||||