Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c. · Bruises, contusions
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at HANSEN QP, 216 Burnet Avenue, SYRACUSE, NEW YORK 13203
on — Bruises, contusions, affecting the elbow(s).
Final narrative
On 9/11/15, employees were washing the print roller at the end of a shift. An employee bumped the right elbow on the diamond plate platform of the printing press; skin was not broken. The employee went golfing the next day and the elbow was swollen. The employee was hospitalized with an infection in the right elbow.
An employee was unnesting tote bags when her grip slipped and the back of her left hand hit a box containing a steel step stool that was adjacent to the tote bags. The employee's hand was fractured.
An employee was cleaning up and putting away equipment when the second toe on her right foot was stubbed on a fixture, resulting in hospitalization and a subsequent amputation of the toe.
An employee was walking when he tripped on a concrete vault lid, jamming his big toe into the tip of his steel toe boots. The employee's big toe was medically amputated.
An employee was cleaning a bathroom. As the employee bent over, the corner of a sink hit the employee's right eyeball, causing an injury that required hospitalization and surgery.
On September 23, 2023, an employee was cleaning near a conveyor when they knelt with their right knee on the floor. Their knee contacted a small piece of glass on the floor, resulting in a laceration that required hospitalization.
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