Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation
Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation — Other multiple traumatic injuries n.e.c. — NORTH TONAWANDA, NEW YORK
| Employer | Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation | Report ID | 2024054445 |
| Address | 702 Briarwood | City, State ZIP | NORTH TONAWANDA, NEW YORK 14120 |
| Event Date | May 21, 2024 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Other multiple traumatic injuries n.e.c. | Body Part | Multiple body parts unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation | Source of Injury | Boom truck, cherry picker |
| Secondary Source | Secondary source not applicable | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 221122 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 43.18000, -79.03000 | ||
Incident Narrative
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.
Incident Summary
On May 21, 2024, a worker at Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation in NORTH TONAWANDA, NEW YORK suffered other multiple traumatic injuries n.e.c. to the multiple body parts unspecified. The incident was classified as caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation, with boom truck, cherry picker identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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