North Tonawanda, NY

Employers with the most severe injuries in North Tonawanda

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• An-Cor Industrial Plastics, Inc. NORTH TONAWANDA, NEW YORK · 2025-03-08 · Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation

  An employee was stringing roving through the machine using polyester cord strapping. He was using his left hand to keep tension on the strapping as it fed through the tensioner. The strapping wrapped around his right thumb and pulled his hand into the tensioner. The strapping removed skin and flesh to the bone from just above the knuckle to the thumb tip. The employee was hospitalized.

• Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation NORTH TONAWANDA, NEW YORK · 2024-05-21 · Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation

  An employee was standing on the step on the passenger's rear side of a bucket truck returning the empty basket and boom to its cradle position. As the boom lowered the employee was caught between the control station and the empty bucket. They sustained an upper extremity fracture, an injury to lower neck vertebrae, and a blood clot.

• LEGO Systems, Inc. NORTH TONAWANDA, NEW YORK · 2024-04-10 · Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment less than 6 feet

  An employee was standing on a single-step stool to arrange merchandise on top of a shelf when the stool slipped out from under them. The employee fell to the floor and suffered a broken left femur.

• Jet Group Enterprises NORTH TONAWANDA, NEW YORK · 2022-02-07 · Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.

  An employee was putting a 4-inch by 8-inch sheet of acrylic through a wide belt sander. The sheet got pinched between the sanding belt and the feeder, which caused it to kick back and strike the employee. The employee sustained a laceration to the forehead and upper body pain.

• Battenfeld Grease & Oil NORTH TONAWANDA, NEW YORK · 2020-07-28 · Vehicle or machinery fire

  An employee was cooking a batch of lubricating grease. Flames and grease slurry came out of the grease cooking kettle and splashed onto the employee; this also started a fire outside the kettle. The grease/oil slurry was approximately 185-200 degrees and caused second degree burns to the employee's face, neck, arms and hands.

• WestRock NORTH TONAWANDA, NEW YORK · 2019-01-19 · Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning

  An employee was spraying out glue pans and machine side frames with a water hose. As the employee used a brush on the glue roll as it was turning, his glove and the tip of his right ring finger were caught and pulled between the glue roll and the anti-wrap bar. He suffered a fingertip amputation.

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Source: federal OSHA Severe Injury Reports, inspections, and ITA Form 300/301 filings. Counts reflect federal jurisdiction only.