Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker · Cuts, lacerations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at 84 Lumber, 6061 Seneca Street, ELMA, NEW YORK 14059
on — Cuts, lacerations, affecting the thigh(s).
Final narrative
An employee was using a knife to cut the plastic banding on a pile of lumber when the knife slipped and lacerated his leg just above the knee. He was hospitalized and required surgery.
An employee was climbing an extension ladder when he slipped and fell off the ladder to the ground. He was hospitalized with broken ribs, a collapsed lung, and a brain bleed.
An employee was cutting a 2x4 with a table saw. While cutting the board, the employee's fingers contacted the saw blade, resulting in a partial finger amputation.
An employee was in the yard area on a forklift pulling lumber. Inclement weather began and the employee stopped the forklift and was walking to a safe location when they were struck by flying debris from the high winds or tornado. The employee sustained a leg fracture.
An employee was replacing forks on a forklift. As he was setting a fork in place, his left ring finger became caught between the fork and the mast. The employee went to pull his finger out and his fingertip was amputated; the injury required hospitalization.
An employee was using a forklift to move a unit of lumber. He was adjusting the lumber to set it down on a small wooden dryer. The load was a few inches off the ground when it shifted and came down on his right index finger. He suffered an amputation to the fingertip.
An employee was using a saw to cut a piece of concrete when the piece gave way and pushed the saw into the employee's leg. The employee's leg was lacerated, requiring stitches and hospitalization.
An employee was grinding some hardfacing on a bulldozer blade when the 9-inch grinder kicked back and lacerated his left leg above the knee. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.
An employee was operating a rotating tool to place thread protectors on the end of pipe. Her left hand was on the rotating part of the tool when the tool engaged, resulting in a left forearm fracture and a thumb laceration.
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An employee was performing rebar fabrication using a bending machine. The employee's glove became caught in the area where the rebar bend overlaps onto itself. The subsequent bending/cutting caused the two overlapping portions to squeeze together and amputate approximately 1/4" of his left index fingertip.
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An employee was operating a battery-powered broom to clean demolition debris off the top of the outermost bridge girder. The girder was approximately 11 feet above the demolition scaffold below. The employee fell approximately 8 feet to wind bracing below. The employee was hospitalized with a pelvis/tailbone fracture. Fall protection was in place at the time.
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