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OSHA Injury Report: Washington Mills - Niagara Falls, NY
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at Washington Mills - Niagara Falls, NY in 1801 Buffalo Ave., Niagara Falls, NY 14302 resulted in other recordable case. 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
- Building 84 Bin Area
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
On the date reported by the employee the employee was packing out finished product actuating the bin gate with a weighted hook to make the task more ergonomically-balanced.
What happened
Upon actuating the bin hook to controls the slide gate the hook slipped free an the employee reported a stinger upon catching it.
Injury or illness
Neck Sprain Strain
Object or substance involved
It is believed to be the awkward nature of the hook that reportedly slipped from its hole in the bin slide-gage.
Summary line
Employee reporetd feeling a stinger at the base of neck and right shoulder when bin hook being used to open overhead bin suddenly slipped free
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Production
- SOC code
- 51-9199: Production Workers, All Other
- NAICS code
- 327910: Abrasive products manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2023 average)
- 113
- Hours worked at this establishment (2023 total)
- 225,905
- EIN
- 161289440
- Establishment ID
- 802457
- Employer case #
- 4
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 14:00
- Time of incident
- 18:00
- Filing year
- 2023
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2024-02-20
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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, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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