Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2018-04-06 | Painted Post | New York | Corning Incorporated | Hip(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
An employee was performing a drill outside and changing his SCBA tank when he stepped against a curb and tripped. He fell and fractured his hip. | |||||
2018-03-21 | Painted Post | New York | DRESSER-RAND SIEMEN'S CO | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
An employee was handling/moving materials on and off of pallets when the employee's right ring finger was pinched and partially amputated between pallets. | |||||
2017-08-22 | Painted Post | New York | CORNING IRWIN PLANT | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was clearing a clogged dust collector when it amputated two of the employee's fingertips. | |||||
2016-07-13 | Painted Post | New York | Williams Construction & Spray Foam LLC | Lumbar region | Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet |
An employee was installing wood bracing on the trusses. A gust of wind knocked over the trusses which caused the employee to fall approximately 16' to the ground resulting in a sprained left ankle and a fractured L6 vertebrae. |