DateCityStateEmployerBody PartEvent
2021-10-14PenfieldNyBirchcrest Tree and Landscape, Inc.BODY SYSTEMSIndirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was trimming branches and removing a cut limb. When the employee rotated the limb to send it to the ground, the limb made contact with the overhead 12 kV line and the employee was shocked.
2019-05-07PenfieldNew YorkMIG Building SystemsLumbar regionOverexertion in holding, carrying, or wielding-single episode
An employee was carrying insulation to a second floor when he injured his lower back.
2016-10-18PenfieldNew YorkU.S. Postal ServiceBODY SYSTEMSBites and stings
While delivering mail, an employee was stung by an insect and experienced an adverse reaction.
2016-09-08PenfieldPennsylvaniaGlenn O Hawbaker, Inc.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was cleaning asphalt material from the back of a truck with a scraper when the truck's tailgate moved and trapped his right pinky finger in a pinch point, amputating it to the second joint.
2016-03-03PenfieldNew YorkAlpha Iron Works, LLCNonclassifiableOther fall to lower level
An employee fell 12.5 feet from a stair landing to the ground and was hospitalized with multiple fractures.
2015-07-27PenfieldNew YorkRobinson Tools LLC Fingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was using a full revolution mechanical power press to assemble a small component. The employee cycled the press using a foot pedal. The employee's left index finger was in the point of operation at that time, resulting in a fingertip amputation.