Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Kellermeyer Bergensons Services, 1303 Niagara Falls Blvd., AMHERST, NEW YORK 14226
on — Fractures, affecting the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was riding an elevator from the 2nd to the 3rd floor when the elevator fell back to the 2nd floor. The employee fell, breaking his pinky finger and fracturing his back.
HospitalizedBack, including spine, spinal cord, unspecifiedFloor, n.e.c.
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