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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 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
Rail Unloading Area

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
24

Before the incident

Cleaning-up spilled mineral grain material from the ground and surfaces around the [REDACTED] rail track outside.

What happened

Employee reported feeling a 'pop ' followed by severe pain upon lifting 3-gal. pail of material to dump into large sack (tote).

Injury or illness

Right Shoulder Sprain Strain

Object or substance involved

Bucket of material being lifted coupled with the height being lifted

Summary line

Employee reported a pop in right shoulder followed by sever pain upon lifting 3-gal. pail to dump into sack

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 #
5

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:00:00.000
Time of incident
11:40:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
20FEB24:17:16:00

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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.