Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-08-21 | Owego | Ny | V & S New York Galvanizing | Lower leg(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment |
An employee was cutting a tie wire used to suspend parts for hot-dip galvanizing. A metal grate fell when the wire broke, striking his leg and lacerating the shin/calf area. He was hospitalized. | |||||
2020-01-13 | Owego | New York | Weitsman Recycling LLC | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet |
An employee fell about 10-14 feet from a trailer and suffered a dislocated left wrist, a fractured right wrist, a hairline fracture to vertebrae and the neck, and a 1-1.5 inch laceration to the head. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
2018-03-26 | Owego | New York | Sanmina Corp | Buttock(s) | Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue |
An employee was filling a tank with nitric acid. The nitric acid sprayed out of the ball valve onto the employee's back and leg. The employee received second degree burns to the buttock area, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
2018-01-25 | Owego | New York | Sanmina Corp | Skull | Fall on same level, n.e.c. |
An employee was pushing a cart when he hurt his hand, became lightheaded, and fell, striking his head on the floor. He fractured his skull and was hospitalized. | |||||
2017-02-18 | Owego | New York | Upstate Shredding | Multiple body parts | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area |
An employee was struck by a loader while walking through the plant, suffering multiple fractures to the pelvis and legs. The employee was hospitalized. |