Fractures

Name: Fractures at BUFFAO WIRE WORKS
Start: 9/14/2015

1 hospitalization · 2015097216 · 9/14/2015 · BUFFAO WIRE WORKS

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source: Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: BUFFAO WIRE WORKS
Location: 1165 Clinton Street, BUFFALO, NEW YORK, 14206
NAICS: 332618
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An operator leaned into the loom to adjust a pin. The beater bar came back on the operator and broke his ribs. The machine was not locked out at the time of the incident.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown