Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-01-13	South Hempstead	Ny	Verizon New York Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was loading a pole onto a trailer when their hand got caught between the pole and the trailer, resulting in two crushed fingers.
2020-09-08	Hempstead	Tx	EAST TEXAS PRECAST CO.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was clipping bands to cables which involves partially hoisting the cables with a crane. During the hoist, the employee's left hand was pinched between the cables and a steel pin resulting in a partial amputation to the left thumb.
2020-08-17	Hempstead	Ny	Pro Metal of NY Corp	Cranial region	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was bending metal to make air ducts and the machine caught the employee's hair.
2019-07-17	Hempstead	New York	Hofstra University	Nonclassifiable	Nonclassifiable
An employee was found semi-conscious on a lower stairway landing. The employee was spitting up blood and was bleeding from the face, mouth, nose, and ear.
2019-06-06	Hempstead	New York	Stop and Shop	Knee(s)	Fall through surface or existing opening less than 6 feet
The employee was taking in a delivery while standing on the ramp of the receiving dock. The delivery driver pulled away from the ramp while the employee was taking in the delivery and the employee fell four feet from the dock to the ground below and broke the right knee cap.
2019-04-24	Hempstead	Texas	4-S Manufacturing, LLC	Multiple body parts	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was using a crane to load a concrete I-beam on a flatbed when the crane's chain broke, releasing the I-beam. The I-beam struck the employee, knocking him to the flatbed and then the ground. He suffered fractures to the back, shoulder, and knees.
2018-04-27	Hempstead	New York	Hofstra University	Elbow(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was checking equipment in the paint shop when he tripped over a bag that was sitting on the floor and fell, landing on and fracturing his left elbow.
2017-08-14	Hempstead	Texas	Creekside Nursery	Fingertip(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
On August 14, 2017, at approximately 7:40 a.m., an employee was a cutting some plants using a cutting shear when the shear amputated her left ring fingertip.
2016-01-13	Hempstead	New York	Hofstra University	Arm(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee fell out of her chair and injured her left arm.
2015-11-18	Hempstead	Texas	CREEKSIDE NURSERY LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Stings and venomous bites
On 11/18/2015, an employee was doing paperwork at his desk when he felt a sting on his left arm. When he looked at his arm, he noticed a bite mark from an insect. He ignored the bite initially, but the pain became worse and he decided to go to the hospital on 11/22/2015 at which time he was admitted for treatment. Medical staff determined that he had been bitten by a brown recluse spider.
2015-09-09	Hempstead	New York	HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was on the third step of a ladder tightening a plug on a boiler unit. He slipped and fell approximately 3 feet to the floor, lacerating his head, breaking a bone in his back, dislocating his right big toe, and bruising his elbow. He was hospitalized.
2015-08-12	Hempstead	New York	NORTH SHORE LIJ	Nonclassifiable	Fall, slip, trip
An employee fell and was hospitalized.
2015-05-09	Hempstead	Texas	EAST TEXAS PRECAST	Multiple face locations	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was using an oxy-torch to cut a scrap metal drum in half. The scrap metal drum was 13 feet long and 10 feet high and was lying on the ground horizontally during the work process. The employee came across a small piece on the side of the drum; when he went to cut it with the torch, he fell forward, falling 5 to 6 feet onto his face. He received facial contusions and cuts from metal shavings that were on the work floor during the cutting process. The employee received in-patient hospit
2015-05-02	Hempstead	New York	Hofstra University	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in roadway
An employee was struck by a car when he was crossing the street to perform grounds duties on the opposite side of the university campus. The employee sustained scrapes to the head, lacerations to the neck and contusions on both legs.