DateCityStateEmployerBody PartEvent
2021-10-29WellsvilleOhOhio Valley Waste Services Inc.Upper and lower limb(s)Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee operating a garbage truck was performing backyard service at a client's home. The employee slipped on wet grass and fell to the ground, resulting in broken bones in his forearm and ankle.
2020-06-09WellsvilleOhioWellsville Construction Company, LLCElbow(s) and arms(s)Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
A carpenter apprentice was assisting in building a form for a turbine pit when he fell approximately 5 feet to the concrete below. He landed on his left arm and sustained a broken humerus and elbow.
2020-02-24WellsvilleOhioWellsville Construction Company, LLCFoot (feet)Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was power washing a previous concrete pour to prep for the next pour when he stumbled over the steel mesh that was in place. He then lost control of the power washer wand and the top of his left boot was punctured by the hot water. He sustained second and third degree burns to the foot and was hospitalized.
2019-05-24WellsvilleNew YorkArvos Ljungstrom LLCHand(s)Struck by falling object or equipment
Two employees were positioning a roll body on the floor in the vertical position to remove the profile sleeve. Once the roll body was positioned, an employee started to remove the lower drive key retaining bolt with a hex key. He was kneeling on the floor next to the roll body with his right hand resting on the side of the sleeve and his left hand operating the hex key. When the retaining bolt came loose, he lost his balance and his right hand moved to the floor to stabilize himself. As the reta
2019-05-13WellsvillePennsylvaniaPENNEX ALUMINUM COMPANY, LLCFingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating the manual side of a press stretcher (the tail side). He placed a block inside the channel of the aluminum extrusion and clamped it in the jaw end of the stretcher. When the employee noticed the block was out of alignment, he opened the jaw with his right hand and used his left hand to re-align the block. While he was re-aligning the block, the jaw handle slipped from his hand and closed on his finger. This occurred at the same time the head stretcher began pulling on t
2019-03-26WellsvilleNew YorkNYSARC, Inc./Allegany County ChapterMultiple head locationsHitting, kicking, beating, shoving
An employee was attempting to perform physical intervention techniques on an agitated individual in a bus seat while other employees were calming the agitated individual. The agitated individual head-butted the employee, who was hospitalized with a concussion, fractured nose, and bruising to the lip/cheek.
2016-07-28WellsvilleKansasOttawa Sanitation Services, Inc.Arm(s)Struck against object or equipment while moving it
At 12:00 p.m., on 7/28/2016, an employee was loading trash into the back of a truck when a piece of glass from the trash can cut his left arm, causing blood loss. He was hospitalized and required surgery.
2016-05-04WellsvilleNew YorkSiemens Government Technologies, Inc.Hand(s) and finger(s)Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was struck in the hand by a fitting which separated from a finished unit during a pressure test. The employee was hospitalized with a broken hand/fingers.
2016-04-15WellsvilleNew YorkCurrent Controls, Inc.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On 4/15/16, an employee was operating a cutter machine when his right index finger was amputated to about the second knuckle.
2015-07-29WellsvilleOhioAssociated Pipe Line ContractorsAnkle(s)Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
On or about July 29, 2015 an employee operating a side boom crane was injured when his right ankle was caught between the wench of a backing bulldozer and the bumper of the boom. The side boom crane operator was attempting to hook up the wench at the time of the accident.