DateCityStateEmployerBody PartEvent
2021-09-16LathamNyUntied States Postal ServiceKnee(s)Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was sorting mail. The employee tripped over a mail tote and fell, suffering a broken left knee.
2021-06-23LathamNyImperial Pools, Inc.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a brake press to manufacture 18-inch stakes. His right hand was caught in the machine when it activated and the ram bar dropped on his fingers resulting in amputation of his fingers just above the knuckles.
2021-03-03LathamNyWalgreen Co.Leg(s)Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was walking to her car after her shift and was knocked down by a gust of wind. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured leg.
2019-08-23LathamNew YorkSelby & SmithSkullOther fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was on a ladder installing a nut and bolt overhead when he fell 5 feet off the ladder to the concrete floor, hitting his head and fracturing his skull.
2019-04-30LathamNew YorkLancaster Development, Inc.Fingertip(s)Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was attaching sandbag straps to a lifting chain hook in preparation for lifting a bag when the employee's right thumb was pinched between the strap and chain hook. The tip of the thumb was amputated.
2019-01-31LathamNew YorkSSW ErectorsPelvisOther fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was attaching rigging gear to steel joists during crane operations. When the load was lifted his foot was entangled in the tagline and the employee was lifted to a height of approximately eight feet. The employee freed himself and dropped to the ground fracturing his pelvis.
2017-07-17LathamNew YorkMoonlight Horticultural and Cleaning ServicesBODY SYSTEMSOverexertion and bodily reaction
An employee was mowing and started feeling chest pain. The employee suffered a heart attack.
2017-04-17LathamNew YorkClifton Park Installations, LLC.Lower leg(s)Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee had climbed an A-frame ladder to install a window unit. As the employee was holding the window unit, a gust of wind blew and the employee lost his grip on it. The window unit fell out of the opening and onto the injured employee's right leg resulting in a double fracture to the lower leg and lacerations.
2017-03-02LathamNew YorkTrane U.S. Inc.PelvisFall on same level due to tripping over an object
The power had gone out in the community that morning and was expected to be out for several hours. The injured employee was collating materials for an upcoming class. The injured employee asked another employee to help her sort through boxes of materials in the storeroom. There was an emergency light on in the storeroom and the co-worker grabbed a large flashlight to add additional light. As they were sorting through the boxes, the injured employee stepped out of the lit area and fell over a pie
2016-07-25LathamNew YorkBritish American, LLCLeg(s)Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
An employee lost control of a riding lawnmower he was operating on the side of a hill. The lawnmower was slipping downhill toward parked cars. The employee dismounted the lawnmower and attempted to stop it when the mower ran over his leg, breaking it.
2016-03-28LathamNew YorkCSRAFinger(s), fingernail(s)Contact with objects and equipment
An employee's left index finger was cut when handling a bungee cord. The finger became infected and required hospitalization.
2016-02-05LathamNew YorkPK Welding LLCFinger(s), fingernail(s)Struck by object or equipment rolling freely
On 2/5/16 at approximately 9:00 a.m., an employee was loading four-inch black pipe onto a truck rack. The employee was securing the pipe into straps and a pipe rolled back onto his hands. The employee was wearing leather work gloves. The pipe crushed his right middle finger on his right hand resulting in a hairline fracture and laceration requiring sutures. The employee was later hospitalized for treatment of an infection.
2015-10-29LathamNew YorkGE Transportation Engine SystemsFingertip(s)Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was fitting the engine cylinder into its fixture and got his right hand pinched between the 150 lb. cylinder and the fixture resulting in the amputation of the right thumb and ring fingertips.
2015-06-08LathamNew YorkPEPSI BOTTLING GROUPLeg(s)Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee hit a rack with a forklift during training, breaking his leg.
2015-02-25LathamNew YorkT.J. MaxxHip(s)Fall on same level due to slipping
Employee leaving the store slipped on the sidewalk while getting into car and fractured hip. Employee was admitted to the hospital.