Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2020-07-29 | Amsterdam | New York | St. Mary's Healthcare | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Fall on same level due to tripping over self |
An employee tripped and fell, suffering a broken left hip. | |||||
2019-05-18 | Amsterdam | New York | St Mary's Hospital | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Overexertion in lifting-single episode |
An employee was helping a patient use the toilet when the patient lost grip and started to fall. The injured employee grabbed the patient to keep her from falling. The force required to lift and hold the patient caused the employee's pre-existing hernia to be aggravated, resulting in hospitalization. | |||||
2018-07-23 | Amsterdam | New York | Power Recycling, Inc. | Wrist(s) | Struck by discharged object or substance |
An employee was making a wooden pallet. With a nail gun in his right hand, he picked up a board with his left hand. The nail gun discharged, shooting a nail into his left wrist. | |||||
2017-08-03 | Amsterdam | New York | St. Mary's Healthcare | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate |
While moving a refrigerator through a doorway, an employee amputated the right index finger when it was caught inside a hole in the metal doorframe. | |||||
2017-07-04 | Amsterdam | New York | TARGET | Lower leg(s) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
An employee was backing up a pallet mover when her left calf was caught and lacerated between a conveyor guard and the pallet mover, requiring surgery. | |||||
2017-01-12 | Amsterdam | New York | St. Mary's Healthcare | Lumbar region | Overexertion involving outside sources |
An employee was working with a portable x-ray machine. As the employee was bringing the patient forward onto the x-ray she suffered pain in her lower back on the right side. The employee suffered a bulging disc in the lower back. | |||||
2016-04-05 | Amsterdam | Ohio | Traffic Control Safety Services | Skull | Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, roadway |
An employee was performing flagging duties for traffic control while a company truck performed pole work. The employee was on the step of the truck when the truck moved. The employee fell onto the road, suffering a skull fracture and road rash. | |||||
2016-01-19 | Amsterdam | New York | Target Distribution Center | Foot (feet) and ankle(s) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
The employee was operating a stand-up forklift and wanted to stop it. Before it came to a complete stop he dismounted the forklift, then realized it was not stopping and attempted to jump back onto the forklift. His foot and ankle got jammed between the forklift and a metal pole resulting in foot and ankle fractures. | |||||
2015-10-15 | Amsterdam | New York | Beech-Nut Nutrition Company | Multiple body parts | Contact with hot objects or substances |
An employee was sprayed by baby food product and metal while checking for clogs in the system line, sustaining burns on the right hand, right forearm, chest, and upper lip. The baby food product was approximately 200 degrees. | |||||
2015-01-22 | Amsterdam | New York | Vern's Victor Autobody Sales | Head and trunk | Fall, slip, trip |
Employee was loading a vehicle when the employee possibly fell or slipped causing head and back injuries. |