Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2019-05-20	Yonkers	New York	ELQ Industries Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Tri-axle dump trucks were importing stone to the worksite. After one of the trucks emptied its load the injured employee noticed stone on the tail of the body where the tailgate would close. The employee notified the driver who, again, raised and lowered the bed of the tri-axle to dislodge the debris. When the bed lowered the employee's left hand was caught in a pinch point between the truck body and the tailgate resulting in amputation of the middle and ring fingertips.
2018-08-24	Yonkers	New York	Progressive Insurance	Foot (feet)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee got dizzy while walking and fell, striking her head against the wall and suffering two fractures to her left foot.
2018-04-30	Yonkers	New York	KAWASKI RAILCAR CO.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Pedestrian struck by rail vehicle-transportation incident
An employee was helping a team move a railcar on a high rail when his left hand became trapped and crushed by the rail car wheel. His pinky was amputated.
2018-03-27	Yonkers	New York	V. Civitano Landscaping, LTD.	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Struck by object or equipment rolling freely
An employee was working inside an excavation when a loose rock (1.5 feet in diameter) rolled into the excavation and struck the employee on the back.
2018-01-09	Yonkers	New York	Verizon	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell to the ground while climbing an extension ladder, breaking a wrist and ribs.
2017-10-10	Yonkers	New York	K&M FIRE PROTECTION SERVICES, INC.	Multiple body parts	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was wheeling a tool cart from one job location to another when a stack of sheetrock that was leaning vertically against the wall toppled over and landed on the employee, fracturing his right wrist and seven right-side ribs.
2017-06-16	Yonkers	New York	Trade Source	Skull	Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
An employee was sitting in the back of a pickup truck, which had the tailgate down, when the truck moved. The employee then fell about 3 feet to the concrete ground, hitting the back of her head. She suffered bruising and two head fractures.
2017-04-24	Yonkers	New York	ASF Construction & Excavation Corp.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was descending a wooden ladder and fell approximately 14 feet resulting in two broken ribs and two fractured vertebrae and a head injury.
2017-01-23	Yonkers	New York	Yonkers Racing Corporation	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Overexertion in lifting-single episode
While cleaning a track for a race, an employee lifted a bucket of snowmelt and suffered an abdominal hernia. He required hospitalization and surgery.
2016-09-22	Yonkers	New York	Top Displays LLC	Leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area
On 9/22/2016, an employee was pulling a skid (hand jack) with product on it from a side aisle to the main aisle when he was struck by a passing forklift, injuring his right leg and requiring hospitalization.
2015-11-30	Yonkers	New York	Yonkers Contracting Co.	Coccygeal region	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in work zone
An employee was backing up the milling machine and struck another employee that was sweeping the road. The employee suffered a fractured tail bone.
2015-08-17	Yonkers	New York	Transit Construction Corp.	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
An employee was walking on the property. When the employer opened the metal gate, it came off its roller and struck the employee, breaking several vertebrae in his back.
2015-07-11	Yonkers	New York	Yonkers Contracting Company	Nonclassifiable	Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in work zone
A motorcycle entered the work zone and struck an employee who was cleaning up a pot hole. The work zone had TCD.
2015-06-06	Yonkers	New York	YONKERS RACING CORP.	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Bending, crawling, reaching, twisting-repetitive or prolonged
An employee injured his/her back while stocking kitchen materials on a shelf.
2015-01-29	Yonkers	New York	St. John's Riverside Hospital	Shoulder(s) and back	Struck by discharged object or substance
Worker was burned on her rear shoulder and back when a pressurized hot water hose broke off of a laundry machine.