Lewiston, NY ·
OSHA Injury Report: Niagara Power Project
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Niagara Power Project in 5777 Lewiston Road, Lewiston, NY 14092 resulted in days away from work. Employee was journeyperson Mechanic in hydroelectric power generation.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Niagara Power Project
- Parent company
- New York Power Authority
- Street
- 5777 Lewiston Road
- City
- Lewiston
- State
- NY
- ZIP
- 14092
- On-site location
- Ice Boom Site
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 35
Before the incident
Removing (8) lead acid batteries from GEM personnel carrier 17UA4 for replacement
What happened
Employee felt strain in the right side of the groin while lifting batteries
Injury or illness
Hernia
Object or substance involved
Lead acid batteries (approx 80 lbs)
Summary line
[REDACTED] while lifting GEM batteries
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Journeyperson Mechanic
- SOC code
- 49-9051: Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers
- NAICS code
- 221111: Hydroelectric power generation
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2025 average)
- 322
- Hours worked at this establishment (2025 total)
- 611,453
- EIN
- 131850882
- Establishment ID
- 1433694
- Employer case #
- NIA2485
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 07:00
- Time of incident
- 08:30
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2026-01-27
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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