Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2020-10-10	West Islip	Ny	Kiska Construction, Inc.	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Fall, slip, trip
An employee was sandblasting at a bridge when the nozzle and blast tip of the line unthreaded. The employee fell backward injuring his back and metallic grit (sandblasting material) caused an abrasion to his arm. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-06-25	West Islip	New York	Ideal Bottle Gas, Inc.	Brain	Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
An employee was filling a 125-gallon propane cylinder when the connection tube ruptured. The employee sustained a concussion.
2019-07-20	West Islip	New York	The Veterinary Center of Long Island	Hand(s)	Other animal bites, nonvenomous
An employee was hospitalized with a right hand laceration after being bitten by a cat.
2019-01-20	West Islip	New York	GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER	Nose, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by object or equipment
An employee was pumping out water from hospital parking lots with a pump connected to a hose. When disconnecting the hose from the pump, the hose came up and struck the employee's nose, breaking it.
2018-07-23	West Islip	New York	Our Lady of Consolation Nursing & Rehabilitative Care Center	Knee(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was walking into a day room when she slipped and fell on a wet floor that was just recently mopped. She fell on her left knee and fractured her kneecap.
2017-02-08	West Islip	New York	GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER	Multiple head locations	Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs
An employee rode a shuttle bus from the parking lot to the building. When she stepped off the bus and onto the street, she tripped on a curb, fell forward, and struck a cement column. She suffered contusions to the head, face, and scalp.
2016-04-25	West Islip	New York	Good Samaritan Hospital	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Overexertion in lifting-single episode
While lifting a patient in the bathroom, an employee fractured her back.
2016-02-10	West Islip	New York	Good Samaritan Hospital	Wrist(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped and fell on the cement while taking trash to the compactor, sustaining a fractured right wrist that required surgery.
2015-07-13	West Islip	New York	Good Samaritan Hospital	Knee(s)	Nonclassifiable
An employee fractured a knee cap when assisting nurses to put a patient back to bed.