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OSHA Injury Report: Washington Mills - Niagara Falls, NY

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Washington Mills - Niagara Falls, NY in 1801 Buffalo Ave., Niagara Falls, NY 14302 resulted in other recordable case. 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 #5 Area

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

Before the incident

Cleaning scrap material from the Furnace #5 base using a bucket and shovel.

What happened

While stepping out of pot with bucket in hand employee slipped causing knee to twist.

Injury or illness

Sprain Strain to Left Knee

Object or substance involved

Root Cause was the slip upon stepping however contributing factors were the size of the step the employee took and the decision to make it with load in hand.

Summary line

Employee twisted knee stepping out of Furnace #5 pot while cleaning up scrap material

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 #
3

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:00:00.000
Time of incident
10:00:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
20FEB24:17:03:00

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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.