FERNDALE, NEW YORK·
HVFG, LLC
Struck by running powered equipment n.e.c. · Multiple surface and flesh wounds
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at HVFG, LLC, 80 Brooks Road, FERNDALE, NEW YORK 12734 on , Multiple surface and flesh wounds, affecting the multiple regions of the head.
Final narrative
On 11/08/2024, an employee was working on piping a refrigeration condenser. Refrigeration condensers arrive from the factory with the internal piping pressurized and the end capped. The employee was cutting a capped refrigeration line when the cap blew off, striking the battery-operated saw he was using and knocking the saw it into his face. He was cut under the nose and struck on the head. The angle of the impact pushed metal fragments under his safety glasses and into his eyes. The employee sustained metal fragments in his eyes, lacerations to the face, and contusions to the head.
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