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OSHA Injury Report: Washington Mills - Niagara Falls, NY

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Washington Mills - Niagara Falls, NY in 1801 Buffalo Ave., Niagara Falls, NY 14302 resulted in days away from work. Employee was production 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 84 3rd Floor

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
172
Days restricted or transferred
8

Before the incident

Employee was attempting to clean the air track (material delivery system from dust collectors) that had stopped flowing.

What happened

Employee placed hand inside open valve and at some point during communication to employees below they cycled the valve and it closed on the employee 's wrist.

Injury or illness

Left wrist Contustion Bruise that involved some degree of nerve damage and lost time during recovery.

Object or substance involved

Air actuated slide gate valve

Summary line

Left wrist contusion bruise from being forcibly pinched in delivery line by air-actuated slide gate

Employee and industry

Job description
Production
SOC code
51-9199 — Production Workers, All Other
NAICS code
327910 — Abrasive products manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
113
Total hours worked
225905
EIN
161289440
Establishment ID
802457
Employer case #
2

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:00:00.000
Time of incident
9:00:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
20FEB24:16:57:00

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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.