Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2020-01-23	Nyack	New York	Montefiore Nyack Hospital	Fingertip(s)	Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate
An employee was holding a door open for someone when it shut on her right hand, amputating the tip of her ring finger.
2019-08-13	West Nyack	New York	Dick's Sporting Goods	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was climbing down a 6-foot A-frame ladder. He slipped on the second step from the bottom, fell, and suffered a back injury.
2017-06-05	Nyack	New York	R & L Carriers Shared Services, LLC	Arm(s)	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was driving a tractor trailer when it began experiencing mechanical problems. He then opened up the engine liquid coolant cap, and hot coolant sprayed onto his right arm, causing second degree burns.
2016-05-15	West Nyack	New York	Panera Bread	Lower leg(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was stomping/crushing boxes on top of a dumpster when he slipped and fell off the dumpster, breaking his right tibia.
2016-02-02	Nyack	New York	Nyack Hospital	Hand(s)	Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs
An employee tripped on a curb while walking in the parking lot. The employee's left hand was lacerated.
2015-05-14	West Nyack	New York	Camp Venture Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Roadway incident involving motorized land vehicle
Employees suffered injuries as a result of a car accident during resident transport.
2015-05-07	West Nyack	New York	B. J. Wholesale Club	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
The corner tip of an employee's left index finger was cut while cutting pork with a band saw. The guard was down above the pork bone. The blade then struck the pork bone. The pork moved away from the blade, and the employee's fingertip made contact with the blade.