Amherst, NY—Federal OSHA workplace-safety record
Amherst, NY
11 severe-injury reports between 2015-03-17 and 2025-04-22, 528 OSHA inspections, and 373 Form 300/301 injury filings on federal record in Amherst, New York.
Employers with the most severe injuries in Amherst
Example incidents
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Tops Markets
An employee had finished their shift and was walking to their car when they tripped on the base of a stop sign in the crosswalk in the parking lot and fell forward. The employee was hospitalized with a brain bleed and pain in their right side, knee, arm, hand, chest, forehead, and eye.
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Brawdy Construction Inc.
An employee was working at the stair tower and was struck by a 4 x 8 sheet of 5/8" plywood that a gust of wind blew airborne. The employee temporarily lost consciousness and was hospitalized due to fractures to his face and skull.
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Iroquois Bar Corp.
An employee lost his balance and fell while getting out of a dump truck. He suffered a broken hip.
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Tops Markets #207 Amherst
An employee was using a fryer. Noticing that the oil level had exceeded the fill line on the fryer, the employee began removing oil with a paper soup cup, then disposing of it in a bucket. After removing several cups of oil, the employee poured cold water into the bucket. The oil reacted with the water and erupted, burning the employee's face, neck, chest, left arm, and left foot.
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Eaton Office Supply Co Inc
While walking across a warehouse, an employee tripped over a staged pallet and fell to the concrete floor. The employee suffered a leg injury.
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Best Buy Co., Inc.
Two employees were loading appliances into a delivery truck using a 2-wheeler/dolly. One employee was helping push a refrigerator while the other employee pulled it towards the dolly. The refrigerator fell on one of the employee's lower extremities and mid-section, causing the employee to fall on the floor. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured T7 vertebra.
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Source: federal OSHA Severe Injury Reports, inspections, and ITA Form 300/301 filings. Counts reflect federal jurisdiction only.