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OSHA Injury Report: Washington Mills - Niagara Falls, NY

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Washington Mills - Niagara Falls, NY in 1801 Buffalo Ave., Niagara Falls, NY 14302 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was furnace Operator in abrasive products manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Washington Mills - Niagara Falls, NY
Parent company
Washington Mills
Street
1801 Buffalo Ave.
City
Niagara Falls
State
NY
ZIP
14302
On-site location
Building 86 Furnace #6 Area

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
20

Before the incident

Breaking crust with a chipping hammer that had formed on the melt on Furnace #6

What happened

While swinging hammer it over-penetrated and upon trying to stop the momentum the hammer and employee 's wrist twisted.

Injury or illness

Left wrist sprain strain

Object or substance involved

The chipping hammer being handled

Summary line

Employee strained left wrist while using chipping hammer to forcibly break crust from furnace

Employee and industry

Job description
Furnace Operator
SOC code
9999 — Uncoded
NAICS code
327910 — Abrasive products manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
113
Total hours worked
225905
EIN
161289440
Establishment ID
802457
Employer case #
1

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
22:00:00.000
Time of incident
23:00:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
16FEB24:21:24:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.