Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-06-07	Rensselaer	Ny	GARELICK FARMS	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Overexertion involving outside sources
An employee was moving a stuck 80-pound cart filled with milk. He suffered a muscle strain and went to the hospital, where he was diagnosed with a collapsed lung.
2021-01-05	Rensselaer	Ny	Garelick Farms	Leg(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee fell to the floor while descending a 3-foot step ladder, resulting in a fractured left leg.
2020-08-21	Rensselaer	Ny	SGS Holdings/Advantage	Leg(s)	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld
An employee was moving wood in a roll-off box when a piece of wood slipped and lacerated the employee's right leg.
2020-06-04	Rensselaer	New York	Walmart	Knee(s)	Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was stocking merchandise in an aisle. When she knelt down, glass on the floor punctured her right leg beneath the kneecap. She was hospitalized, undergoing surgery.
2020-05-29	Rensselaer	New York	GARELICK FARMS	Foot (feet)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was operating a riding pallet jack when his left foot became jammed between the pallet jack and a shrink wrap machine, causing a severe left foot injury that required hospitalization.
2018-01-18	Rensselaer	New York	St. Peters Health Partners Medical Associates	Hand(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was putting the cap on a marker when she missed the cap and the marker punctured her left hand. Her hand became inflamed, requiring hospitalization.
2017-04-19	Rensselaer	New York	Van Rensselear Management Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by powered vehicle-nontransport, n.e.c.
An employee and a coworker were securing a forklift to a trailer for transport using chains and ratchet binders. The machine was chained in all four corners and the last place to secure was the forklift mast. The forks were in the up position to allow the truck ramps to be folded. The coworker climbed into the forklift and lowered the forks. The employee had been adjusting the position of the tie-down block on the trailer deck and was unaware that the forks were being lowered. The employee's lef
2017-02-06	Rensselaer	New York	Price Chopper Supermarket	Hip(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was helping to bag groceries when she lost her balance and fell to the floor, fracturing her left hip.