Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-05-28 | Orchard Park | Ny | The Mentholatum Company, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery |
An employee was changing plastic film in a machine. Moving parts in the machine caused the amputation of the first joint of the employee's right index finger. | |||||
2018-02-19 | Orchard Park | New York | Diversified Control, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery |
An employee reached into a press machine and suffered an amputation injury to the index finger. | |||||
2017-10-12 | Orchard Park | New York | LD McCauley, LLC | Ankle(s) and leg(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface |
An employee just finished hand sanding a lugnut/lock, turned off the belt sander, and was returning to his normal work area when his right ankle gave way and he fell to the ground. He fractured his ankle and lower leg. The floor area adjacent to the belt sander was uneven due to previous equipment mounting. | |||||
2017-01-19 | Orchard Park | New York | Catholic Health System | Thigh(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
An employee slipped and fell on a wet floor, fracturing her left femur and requiring hospitalization. | |||||
2015-07-07 | Orchard Park | New York | S.A.B. SPECIALTIES, LLC | Brain | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet |
An employee had been framing the roof deck and was tied off using a personal fall arrest system. A violent thunderstorm occurred, and the employee began to exit the roof. He unhooked his lanyard when he got within 2 feet of the extension ladder used to access and exit the roof. He slipped and fell 12 feet to the concrete floor below and sustained a head injury. |