Struck by suspended or swinging objects unspecified · Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Aaron Enterprises, Inc., 1080 Towpath Rd., HUDSON FALLS, NEW YORK 12839
on — Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified, affecting the Thigh(s).
Final narrative
An employee was helping move a metal pipe for drilling. As the pipe was moved, it struck the employee in the right thigh, injuring it.
An employee was turning on a machine and searching for the work order to begin operations. To access the board and items for the work orders, the employee lifted open the roller conveyor gate. As he released one side of the gate by pulling the latch, the weight increased on the other side where he had to push. This resulted in the gate snapping back and catching his left index finger, leading to partial amputation.
An employee was moving an air-supported wall structure when the sweeper got stuck. While lifting it up, it swung back into place and amputated his left middle fingertip.
Two employees were holding the wire of the swing to adjust its position while the swing was also being used by employees of another company. That resulted in sudden pressure on the wire, which pulled the clamp down, pinning one employee's right hand and another employee's lower left side under the clamp. One employee was hospitalized.
A crew was installing drilled micropiles alongside an outdoor covered deck foundation. The injured employee was working the front of the drill when a loose section of casing dropped onto the tip of a rig wrench and pulled the wrench down to an embedded casing. The employee's left little finger was caught between the rig wrench and the embedded casing and was amputated above the top knuckle.
An employee was standing on an extension ladder, using a torquing tool to remove bolts that secured blades to a rotor. When the torquing tool activated, its reaction arm came around and pinched the employee's right middle finger against a lifting eye. His fingertip was amputated.
Employees were securing the fuel line of an outboard motor in preparation for removing the motor from a small vessel located in the equipment yard. A gasoline-related fire occurred and one employee sustained burns to both hands and forearms.
A marine diver/construction worker was working underwater, using a hydraulic dredge to clear sediment away from the base of a dam. The dredge's suction nozzle began migrating toward him, and then pulled in his right hand and forearm. He sustained compartment syndrome in the hand and forearm.
An employee was standing on a sheet of -inch by 4-foot by 8-foot plywood on top of a rebar mat, supervising his crew. As he was moving to alert the crew to an incoming overhead load, he stepped off the plywood and his left foot slipped through the rebar mat and landed on the rebar mat below. His left ankle was broken and dislocated.
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.