Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2020-08-10 | Westbury | Ny | Edison Power Constructors | Hand(s) | Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts |
An employee was in a bucket truck in the raised position to perform power line repairs. While removing some foliage from the power lines, the employee was shocked by the power lines, and sustained burns to both hands. | |||||
2020-06-23 | Westbury | New York | Atalian Global Services | Brain | Fall to lower level |
An employee fell approximately 15 feet off a roof hatch to the floor, suffering brain injuries. | |||||
2020-05-22 | Westbury | New York | Walmart Inc. | Fingernail(s), nailbed(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
An employee was fixing the coin hopper in a coin recycler that would not dispense change. After emptying out the pennies and coin holders, she was closing the coin hopper when her hand was caught in the closing door. As a result, she suffered a left index fingernail amputation. | |||||
2019-05-23 | Westbury | New York | Target Specialty Products | Knee(s) | Overexertion in pushing, pulling, or turning-single episode |
An employee sustained a knee injury while pulling a pallet off a truck. | |||||
2017-07-02 | Old Westbury | New York | Shaffer Sports Inc. | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Other fall to lower level |
An employee was installing a tent. The employee fell off a 12-foot frame ladder while trying to access the second level of the tent. The employee suffered broken ribs, fractured vertebrae, torn tendons and a punctured lung. | |||||
2016-04-21 | Westbury | New York | UNITED RANGER, INC. | Nonclassifiable | Other fall to lower level |
While replacing a light fixture, an employee suffered a shock injury and fell from a ladder to the ground. The employee suffered contusions and minor burns. | |||||
2016-04-16 | Westbury | New York | Fairway Market Westbury LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
An employee amputated two right-hand fingers while cutting meat with a band saw. | |||||
2016-01-20 | Westbury | New York | Schiltz Cranes | Shoulder(s) and back | Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet |
An employee was installing an overhead crane and fell approximately 20 feet injuring their shoulder and back. |