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OSHA Injury Report: Buffalo Niagara International Airport

Injury · Days away from work

On , an injury at Buffalo Niagara International Airport in Cheektowaga, NY 14225 resulted in days away from work. Employee was fieldperson in airports, civil, operation and maintenance.

Establishment
Buffalo Niagara International Airport
Parent company
Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority
Street
4200 Genesee St.
City
Cheektowaga
State
NY
ZIP
14225
On-site location
Buffalo Niagara International Airport
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
114
Days restricted or transferred
43

Employee was shoveling sand

Felt pain in groin upon lifting shovel

Hernia

Sand

Employee sustained hernia from shoveling sand

Job description
Fieldperson
SOC code
00-9900 — Insufficient Information - NIOSH
NAICS code
488119 — Airports, civil, operation and maintenance
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
156
Total hours worked
296149
EIN
166008839
Establishment ID
1487323
Employer case #
2501-16
Date of incident
Shift started
15:00
Time of incident
21:00
Filing year
2025
Submitted
24FEB26:14:33:00

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.