Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-06-30	Flushing	Ny	KAG Merchant Gas Group, LLC	Multiple trunk locations	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was checking the lowboy trailer and preparing to make a delivery. The employee slipped while climbing down the wet steps of the trailer and fell 3-4 feet. The employee landed on a small step stool at the bottom of the ladder and sustained two rib fractures, a lumbar compression fracture, and a left elbow contusion.
2021-06-30	Flushing	Ny	Liberty Mechanical Contractors LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was working with a torch 15 feet above the slab in high heat conditions. The employee collapsed and suffered heat exhaustion.
2020-07-30	Flushing	New York	TARGET CORPORATION	Arm(s)	Fall on same level
An employee was collecting shopping carts in a parking lot. The employee fell to the ground and suffered a broken right arm.
2020-07-18	Flushing	New York	Verizon	Ankle(s) and leg(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell to the ground while climbing down a ladder and sustained a broken leg/ankle.
2020-06-20	Flushing	New York	U.S. POSTAL SERVICE	Multiple body parts	Intentional injury by other person
An employee was parking his tractor trailer truck. He was found on the ground with broken ribs, a broken forearm, lacerations on the back, and a bloodshot eye. He appears to have been assaulted.
2020-02-13	Flushing	New York	Wiretech Electric	Head and trunk	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An electrician was relocating a live, 480-volt wire in an electrical panel. Carpenters from another company were drilling a hole on the floor with a track underneath the panel. An arc flash occurred in the electrical panel and hit the electrician and two carpenters. The electrician sustained burns to his face and stomach. One carpenter sustained burns to his back. The other carpenter had buzzing in his ear due to the loud sound.
2019-09-06	Flushing	New York	Helms Bros. Mercedes Benz	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
While using a tire machine, an employee's left middle finger was amputated by the coupler and hydraulic mounting post.
2019-06-07	Flushing	New York	Con Edison of New York	Nonclassifiable	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was shocked while restoring a plate on a bus table. The employee was hospitalized with a burn.
2019-05-26	Flushing	New York	Primeflight Aviation Services Inc.	Ankle(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was stepping out of a plane onto the platform at the top of a movable stairway, slipped and fell fracturing an ankle.
2019-03-12	Flushing	New York	Skanska Walsh Joint Venture	Lumbar region	Overexertion in pushing, pulling, or turning-single episode
An employee was pushing a 3-foot ductile steel pipe into an excavator bucket and felt a pop in his lower back. The employee was hospitalized.
2018-09-14	Flushing	New York	B & G Electrical Contractors of NY Inc.	Arm(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee walked and slipped on the ground level of a terminal, fracturing his right arm.
2018-09-12	Flushing	New York	Verizon NY	Fingertip(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
Employees were using a machine to remove a phone pole on the street. After the pole was pulled from the ground, an employee's left middle finger was crushed between the pole and the concrete. The fingertip was amputated.
2018-09-11	Flushing	New York	Cedar Grove Cemetery Association	Nonclassifiable	Nonclassifiable
An employee was found laying on the ground unresponsive after shearing bushes, requiring hospitalization.
2018-08-03	Flushing	New York	Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was cutting and racking in a street utility service box when a cap came off a cut live cable and contacted the employee, causing an electrocution and burns.
2018-08-01	Flushing	New York	Peter Scalamandre & Sons, Inc.	Leg(s)	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was pouring concrete cement on the ground when it got into his boot, causing second-degree burns to both his legs.
2018-05-25	Flushing	New York	Red Lobster	Eye(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
A waitress picked up a glass and it fell from her hand, breaking. A piece flew into her right eye. She was hospitalized.
2018-05-17	Flushing	New York	B&G Electrical Contractors of N.Y. Inc.	Leg(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was retrieving electrical wires with a tugger machine when a pulley or wheel mounted on the wall came free and hit her legs, fracturing her left leg and bruising her right leg.
2018-04-21	Flushing	New York	Anvil Mechanical Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was preparing to groove a pipe when his left pointer finger was pulled into the groove machine, sustaining a fracture and cut.
2018-03-14	Flushing	New York	Crystal Window & Door Systems, LTD	Leg(s)	Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs
An employee was walking up a staircase when he slipped and fell, breaking a leg.
2018-02-23	Flushing	New York	United Rentals, Inc.	Ankle(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was moving a filled sand pot (4.5 feet tall, 3-foot diameter cylinder with wheels and a handle) into the building when the pot became caught on the door threshold and fell on his ankle, crushing it. He was hospitalized.
2017-09-18	Flushing	New York	CVS Health	Brain	Struck against stationary object or equipment
An employee was in a basement looking for product when he bumped his head on a water pipe. He lost consciousness and suffered a concussion, requiring hospitalization.
2017-08-09	Flushing	New York	Skanska-Walsh Joint Venture	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Overexertion in lifting-single episode
An employee was lifting a bucket of bolts when he strained his back.
2017-07-08	Flushing	New York	Skanska Walsh	Lumbar region	Overexertion in lifting-single episode
Two employees were stacking and organizing wooden temporary work platforms on dunnage when the injured employee heard a pop in his lower back while lifting a platform. The employee suffered two herniated discs in his lower back.
2017-06-30	Flushing	New York	Crystal Window & Door System, LTD.	Hand(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was checking PVC powder in an extruder machine when he lost his balance while stepping down from the platform and fell to the ground, fracturing his right hand.
2017-06-23	Flushing	New York	Triborough Construction Services Inc	Leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle on side of road
An employee was standing by the side of a road, signaling a truck out from a site, when a car struck him and broke his left leg. He was hospitalized.
2017-02-15	Flushing	New York	N.U.P. Corp.	Lower leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was dismantling an excavator when the excavator counterweight (6.2 tons) fell on and crushed the employee's leg. The lower right leg was amputated. The employee also sustained a fractured arm, hips and vertebrae.
2017-02-14	Flushing	New York	Fresh Direct	Lower leg(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was getting back into the passenger side of his truck. When he grabbed the handle of the door, his hand slipped and he fell about 3 feet to the ground, fracturing his right tibia and fibula.
2017-01-27	Flushing	New York	Perini Group, Inc.	Upper and lower limb(s)	Fall through surface or existing opening
An employee was installing a curtain wall and fell through a hole in the floor breaking the right femur and the right arm.
2017-01-12	Flushing	New York	Tonage Inc.	Knee(s)	Struck by object or equipment rolling freely
An employee was prefabricating rebar pile cages on horses when his leg was struck by a rolling pile cage, fracturing his knee and requiring hospitalization.
2016-09-24	Flushing	New York	Tully Construction	Multiple body parts	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in work zone, n.e.c.
An employee was operating the lights for the work area when a drunk driver drove into the work zone, causing an object to strike the employee and ricochet him into a nearby box truck. He was hospitalized with two broken legs, a broken hip, broken ribs, and a concussion.
2016-08-25	Flushing	New York	U.S. POSTAL SERVICE	Trunk	Other jump to lower level
An employee jumped from a shelf and fell to the floor, injuring his left side.
2016-08-23	Flushing	New York	Kone Elevator	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
While installing steel beams inside of an elevator shaft, an employee's left thumb was caught between two steel beam columns, amputating the tip.
2016-07-31	Flushing	New York	Birdair Inc	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was on a pitched roof. The employee slipped and fell sliding several feet off the roof resulting in back injuries and lacerations.
2016-07-21	Flushing	New York	Rentokil	Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was inspecting an air conditioning unit and its surrounding area for mosquito infestation. An air conditioner drain pipe about 2 inches in diameter and about 2 inches off the ground was on the walkway. As the employee went to step over the pipe, the toe of his right foot caught on the pipe. He fell over and hit the ground, fracturing his left shoulder and suffering a minor forehead contusion.
2016-07-05	Flushing	New York	Verizon Communications Inc	Heel(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell down a utility pole to the ground, breaking his heel and lacerating his hand. He was hospitalized.
2016-03-09	Flushing	New York	DEI, Inc.	Arm(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping, n.e.c.
An employee was installing roofing materials when he lost his footing, tripped, and fell onto an asphalt buggy. He was hospitalized with burns to his arm.
2016-01-29	Flushing	New York	Dish Network LLC.	Lower leg(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped and fell on ice in the company parking lot, fracturing his right tibia and fibula.
2015-11-02	Flushing	New York	The Berlin Steel Construction Company	Lower leg(s)	Struck by object or equipment
An employee was shaking out steel member when the steel member struck the employee's lower leg causing a fracture.
2015-05-20	Flushing	New York	Nor-Spring Service Station Inc.	Hip(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was using an A-frame ladder to clean gutters around a building. The employee fell off the ladder, injuring his/her hip.
2015-05-11	Flushing	New York	Peterson Geotechnical Construction LLC	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was standing on a trailer to load equipment when he fell off of the trailer. A grouting mixing unit then fell on top of him, causing injuries.
2015-05-10	Flushing	New York	Con Edison	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was attempting to set an extension ladder on a house when it started to fall. He was unable to catch the ladder, and his right pinky finger got caught in a pinch point.
2015-03-02	Flushing	New York	ABM Onsite Services, Inc.	Brain	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee shoveling snow outside of the facility slipped and hit his head.
2015-02-24	Flushing	New York	United States Postal Service	Lower leg(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee delivering mail slipped on ice in a driveway, causing injury to the left tibia.
2015-02-13	Flushing	New York	BJ's Wholesale Club Inc.	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Nonclassifiable
Employer reported the partial amputation of an employee's third and fourth digit on the right foot following an accident involving a forklift.
2015-02-06	Flushing	New York	Nor-Pike Service Station Inc.	Hand(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
Two employees sustained injuries to the right hands while changing the tires of a snow blower machine.
2015-01-08	Flushing	New York	E-J Electric Installation Co	Lower leg(s)	Struck by rolling object or equipment-other than powered vehicle
Employee used a derrick with a tong to unload a utility pole out of a storage area on the ground. The pole rolled onto the employee's leg as he tried to reorient the tong. The left fibula was broken.