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Indium Corporation

Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. — Cuts, lacerations — UTICA, NEW YORK

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Indium Corporation in UTICA, NEW YORK
Employer Indium Corporation Report ID 2023021314
Address 1676 Lincoln Avenue City, State ZIP UTICA, NEW YORK 13502
Event Date February 10, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Cuts, lacerations Body Part Nose, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Event Type Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. Source of Injury Machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 331491 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 43.09000, -75.26000

Incident Narrative

An employee was transferring the contents from a tank into the filter press when he was struck in the nose by a piece of the hydraulic pump handle or the swivel piece. The employee then fell to the floor. The employee was hospitalized for a nose laceration as well as head and neck pain.

Incident Summary

On February 10, 2023, a worker at Indium Corporation in UTICA, NEW YORK suffered cuts, lacerations to the nose, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c., with machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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