Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-11	Bay Shore	Ny	Water Lilies Food, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was trying to fix the drive chain of a machine that made pot stickers. While the employee was working on the back end of the machine, it was cycled. The employee's left index fingertip was caught on the chain and sprocket and partially amputated (without bone loss).
2021-09-07	Bay Shore	Ny	TForce Freight	Face	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
An employee was lowering the landing gear of a trailer. The crankshaft lacerated the employee's face.
2021-03-08	Bay Shore	Ny	Paraco Gas Corp.	Nonclassifiable	Fire
Two employees were unloading and loading propane cylinders. A leaking propane tank was placed in front of a makeshift structure. Propane gas accumulated within the structure and an explosion occurred. Both employees suffered second and third degree burns that required hospitalization.
2020-10-19	Bay Shore	Ny	Water Lilies Food Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was cleaning a pot sticker machine when the blade amputated a fingertip.
2020-07-27	Bay Shore	New York	Wakefern Food Corp.	Leg(s)	Fall through surface or existing opening
An employee fell between a loading dock and a trailer, suffering a broken leg.
2020-03-20	Bay Shore	New York	SOUTHSIDE HOSPITAL	Nonclassifiable	Injured by physical contact with person while restraining, subduing-unintentional
At the hospital, a nurse was injured trying to subdue a patient. The nurse was hospitalized.
2018-09-21	Bay Shore	New York	SOUTHSIDE HOSPITAL	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
An employee experienced an allergic reaction to floor waxing vapors, suffering respiratory distress.
2018-05-27	Bay Shore	New York	Penske Logistics	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was un-securing loaded carts for removal by trailer. The employee grabbed a cart on the crossbraces to pull it forward, and the brace cut the employee's right middle finger at the first joint.
2018-04-21	Bay Shore	New York	SOUTHSIDE HOSPITAL	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was washing equipment when her finger became caught in a washer door, causing a partial amputation.
2018-04-09	Bay Shore	New York	David Peyser Sportswear Inc.	Multiple body parts	Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object
The injured employee was directing the driver of a trailer truck that was backing up into the bay to make deliveries. The driver stopped the truck and got out to see what the employee was trying to tell him. The truck then rolled backwards and pinned the employee between the dock and the truck resulting in injuries to the employee's right side inclusive of his legs, ribs, back and abdomen requiring surgery.
2017-06-26	Bay Shore	New York	Xpo Logistic Inc.	Ankle(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was exiting his car when he stepped on a spray can and fell, breaking his ankle.
2017-01-17	Bay Shore	New York	Southside Hospital Northwell Health	Multiple body parts	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was repairing a condensate line union when hot water burned his chest, abdomen, and left arm.
2017-01-17	Bay Shore	New York	SOUTHSIDE HOSPITAL	Nonclassifiable	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was burned by hot water during plumbing activities.
2016-06-17	Bay Shore	New York	CENTURY METAL PARTS, CORP.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee suffered a middle fingertip laceration while operating a press machine.
2015-11-04	Bay Shore	New York	SOUTHSIDE HOSPITAL	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
An employee was exposed to floor cleaner and developed shortness of breath.
2015-06-23	Bay Shore	New York	DURALEE FABRICS LTD.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee suffered a partial finger amputation while handling a metal bin.
2015-05-29	Bay Shore	New York	ViaTech Publishing Solutions, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee suffered a partial finger amputation while using a cutting machine.
2015-03-21	Bay Shore	New York	SOUTHSIDE HOSPITAL	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee injured her left middle finger after tripping over temporary water removal equipment in the parking lot.