Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-09-23 | Newburg | Nd | Border Ag & Energy Shop | Leg(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
An employee was climbing out of a semi-truck when the door handle broke and the employee fell 4 feet to the ground, resulting in a broken right leg. | |||||
2021-07-13 | Newburgh | Ny | Profex Inc | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by shifting load during transport, nonroadway |
An employee was moving a machine apparatus that weighed approximately 3,000 lbs. with a forklift. As the apparatus was lifted, it shifted and amputated the employee's left middle finger to the first knuckle. | |||||
2021-04-24 | Newburgh | Ny | Montefiore St. Luke's Cornwall Hospital | BODY SYSTEMS | Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode |
An employee suffered a severe asthma attack in reaction to the wax being used to clear floors. She was hospitalized. | |||||
2020-04-21 | Newburgh | New York | Jetro Holdings LLC. | Hand(s) and finger(s) | Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object |
To help move cardboard boxes, an employee used a lift machine to move the pallets storing the boxes. He exited the lift while it was still in motion and his hand was caught between the back of the lift and a yellow bin. He was hospitalized with a broken/bruised right thumb/palm. | |||||
2020-02-25 | Newburgh | New York | Penske Logistics, LLC | Brain | Fall on same level, n.e.c. |
On February 25, 2020, a driver was in the back of his delivery truck at a dock when he lost consciousness and fell to the floor. He struck his head, suffering head trauma, and was hospitalized. | |||||
2019-02-26 | Newburgh | New York | Unitex Textile Services LLC | Hand(s) and finger(s) | Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts |
At 9:40 p.m., on February 26, 2019, an employee was performing scheduled maintenance on a small parts folder. As he made an adjustment, his socket wrench touched an energized 480-volt wire, causing a shock/arc flash that burned his right hand/thumb. The machine was not locked out at the time. | |||||
2018-09-05 | Newburgh | New York | Verdi Construction | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
An employee lost consciousness while standing on the second step of a front end loader, 3 feet off the ground. The employee fell, suffering a kidney laceration, a facial fracture, and several fractured ribs. The employee was wearing a hard hat. | |||||
2018-02-26 | Newburgh | New York | Kiewit-Shea Constructors AJV | Leg(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment |
A piece of concrete fell from a device and pinned an employee against a steel beam. The employee suffered a broken leg and was hospitalized. | |||||
2017-04-29 | Newburgh | New York | ST. LUKES HOSPITAL | Back, including spine, spinal cord | Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c. |
An employee was helping a patient stand when the patient lost balance, causing the employee to fall back and hit a sink. The employee was hospitalized with a back injury. | |||||
2017-04-15 | Newburgh | New York | C&S Wholesale Grocers | Hand(s) and arm(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was cleaning a charging pad for robotic machines, which was in a confined space. As the employee was exiting the charging pad, he placed his right arm and hand outside the charging pad area to push off. Another machine then crushed his right hand and lacerated his arm. | |||||
2017-03-26 | Newburgh | New York | Sears Newburgh Mall | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
An employee was putting jewelry into a safe as part of closing procedures. As she closed the safe doors, they closed on and amputated her right middle and index fingertips. | |||||
2016-03-15 | Newburgh | New York | C&S WHOLESALE GROCERS | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
On 3/15/16, at 8:18 AM, an employee was operating a dock stacker when his thumb became pinched between the stacker and a bollard while leaving the staging area for automation. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery for crushing injuries to his thumb. | |||||
2015-08-31 | Newburgh | New York | All Bright Electric | Back, including spine, spinal cord | Other fall to lower level |
While coming down a step ladder, an employee lost her footing on the bottom step and hit a door frame. Due to the impact, she injured the right side of her back. | |||||
2015-06-18 | Newburgh | New York | Capitol Interior Products Inc. | Leg(s) | Other jump to lower level |
An employee was on a cat walk operating an ADL boom loader crane. The truck part of the crane started moving forward. The employee got out of the operator's seat and jumped off of the cat walk onto the truck bed, fracturing his right leg. | |||||
2015-06-10 | Newburgh | New York | Nestle Waters North America | Back, including spine, spinal cord | Overexertion in lifting-single episode |
An employee experienced back spasms and back strain while loading a hand truck with bottles of water. | |||||
2015-04-07 | Newburgh | New York | Golub Corporation | Fingertip(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
An employee was cutting frozen Cornish hen with a band saw when he amputated the tip of his left ring finger. |