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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2020076633 · 7/15/2020 · Tops Market

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Wrist(s)
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Source
Bundles, bales
Secondary source
Banding, baling, strapping machinery

Employer

Name
Tops Market
Location
2345 Buffalo Road, ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, 14624
NAICS
445110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee had been making a bale with the baler. While ejecting the bale, she noticed the metal wire was stuck on the chain in the machine. The employee cut the wire free. The bale then fell, knocking her over and resulting in two broken wrists. She was hospitalized and had surgery.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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