Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at W.B. Mason, Ridin-Hy Ranch 95 N. Sherman Lake Rd., WARRENSBURG, NEW YORK 12885
on — Fractures, affecting the hip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was making a delivery when they fell from the back of the delivery truck to the ground, resulting in a broken left hip.
An employee was on an A-frame ladder retrieving materials from a shelf. He slipped and fell and his leg got caught in the ladder rungs, breaking his left tibia.
An employee was unloading materials from a flatbed trailer when they fell from the trailer and landed on the ground. The employee sustained a fractured left leg.
An employee was unloading appliances at a customer location for delivery. The employee was moving a water heater to be placed on the liftgate when he stepped backward and fell to the ground. The employee sustained rib and back injuries.
An employee was leaning on a vacuum hose with their right hand. The hose collapsed and caused the employee's hand to go into the vacuum fan. Their right index fingertip was amputated.
A temporary employee was removing an envelope that was sitting on folding cylinders in the top-fold section of an envelope-folding machine. Their left index and middle fingers became caught in the rolls, resulting in partial amputations of the fingertips.
An employee was cleaning a flexographic press when their left hand was caught in the machine and three fingers were crushed. Their index finger sustained an amputation.
On February 24, 2022, an employee was trying to remove a jam on a machine that was in front of a trim blower's fan intake. The employee's right hand contacted the blower fan blade. The employee suffered an injury to the middle finger that necessitated a medical revision amputation.
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.
An employee slipped while descending in a stairwell, fell, and suffered multiple contusions/bruises to the head, neck, shoulders, knees, and back. She was hospitalized.
An employee was directing trucks as they entered and left a highway work zone. A vehicle struck them, resulting in multiple fractures and other injuries. The employee was hospitalized.