DateCityStateEmployerBody PartEvent
2021-07-09HicksvilleNyCintas Corp.Buttock(s)Other fall to lower level
An employee was delivering uniforms to a business when she slipped on a set of stairs and fell to the ground. She suffered a hematoma to the buttocks.
2021-04-16HicksvilleNyNassau Candy Distributers, Inc.Fingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a two-color large image pad printer. The working table caught her left little finger as it slid back and forth, pinching it against the open rail. The fingertip was amputated.
2020-08-22HicksvilleNyAVA Pork Products, Inc.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was working on a box conveyor machine. He was cleaning the chain when the chain and sprocket caught his fingers. His right ring and little fingers were amputated.
2020-03-10HicksvilleNew YorkLand O'Lakes, Inc.Fingertip(s)Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
The injured employee was using a drum lifter to move 55-gallon drums. A drum became dislodged and another employee was helping to lift it manually. The 55-gallon drum then fell off the drum lifter and amputated the injured employee's left thumb tip.
2019-08-20HicksvilleOhioHillandale FarmsFingertip(s)Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate
An employee was leaving a chicken house through a door when the door slammed on and crushed his finger, resulting in a left middle fingertip amputation.
2019-06-06HicksvilleNew YorkNassau Candy Distributors, Inc. Lower leg(s)Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was standing on the top cap of a 3-foot step ladder cleaning a vent. As she was stepping down from the top cap, she lost her footing and fell off the ladder landing on her right leg and fracturing the tibia.
2018-04-19HicksvilleOhioHillandale Farms Ohio, LLCLower leg(s)Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
On April 19, 2018, an employee was struck by a reversing forklift while walking in the packing area. The forklift crushed the employee's foot, resulting in an amputation below the knee.
2018-02-28HicksvilleNew YorkTJ MaxHip(s)Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee lost balance while talking to a customer and fell to the ground, suffering a hip injury.
2017-09-23HicksvilleNew YorkAVA CompaniesFingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was lubricating a conveyor chain when his glove and subsequently left hand became stuck in the conveyor chain and sprocket, amputating his pinky, ring, and middle fingertips.
2016-07-26HicksvilleNew YorkNassau Candy DistributorFingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
The employee was emptying chocolate from a melting tank and got his right hand caught between the agitator and the wall of the tank amputating his right ring fingertip.
2016-06-26HicksvilleNew YorkArctic Glacier U.S.A., Inc.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was sealing bags of ice. He tried to prevent a bag of ice from falling and his right index finger was amputated by the machine.
2016-04-11HicksvilleOhioCrook Miller CompanyFinger(s), fingernail(s)Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
On or about April 11, 2016, an employee amputated her right fifth finger after it contacted the blade of a spindle saw.
2016-01-22HicksvilleNew YorkAquacade Swimming Pool, Inc.Back, including spine, spinal cordOther fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was putting files away and lost his balance falling approximately six feet off a ladder resulting in a back fracture.
2015-06-09HicksvilleNew YorkCoral Graphic Services Inc.Hand(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee partially amputated his right hand while operating a Steinemann printing press.
2015-04-10HicksvilleNew YorkKozy ShackFoot(feet) and leg(s)Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee's left leg was burned while cleaning a machine when 180-degree water discharged from a hose. He was hospitalized with a second degree burn to his lower leg and foot.
2015-02-04HicksvilleNew YorkNC Chocolate Manufacturing LLC.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Contact with objects and equipment
Employee partially amputated the left tip of his pinky and 1/3 of his ring finger on the left hand while setting up a Flexographic Printer.