Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-02-04 | Potsdam | Ny | Jeffords Steel and Specialty Company, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by rolling object or equipment-other than powered vehicle |
An employee was handling steel members when the steel member rolled over onto the employee's hand. The employee's right ring finger was crushed, resulting in amputation. | |||||
2019-06-07 | Potsdam | New York | POTSDAM SPECIALTY PAPER, INC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was threading a machine when his right arm was caught in a nip point between the drum reel and the spool. He suffered a crushing injury to the forearm and amputation of the ring and pinky fingers on the right hand. | |||||
2018-09-19 | Potsdam | New York | Green Hammer LLC | Head and trunk | Other fall to lower level |
An employee was framing a new building. The employee fell from the building's roof to the ground, suffering broken ribs, a concussion, and possibly other injuries. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
2015-03-09 | Potsdam | New York | National Grid | Ankle(s) | Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area |
An employee was on a 12-foot step ladder changing a light bulb in the facility. Another employee drove his vehicle into the building and bumped the ladder; the injured employee fell off and broke both ankles. |