New York New York – Machine Injury & Accidents

The streets of New York are always bustling with life, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t dangers lurking around every corner. In fact, as busy as the city is, it’s not immune to accidents caused by machinery. From tractor-trailers crashing into buildings to construction equipment toppling over, there are plenty of incidents that can leave a lasting impression on those who witness them.

In addition to accidents, New York City also suffers from a high rate of injury-related deaths. According to NHTSA, New York City has a rate of 11 injury-related deaths per 100,000 people. That’s more than three times the national average of 3 injury-related deaths per 100,000 people. Again, the high rate is likely due to the city’s high population density and its many busy roads.

Despite its high rates of accident and injury mortality, New York City continues to be one of the most populous cities in the United States. And it seems that safety improvements are being made

Manufacturing Companies

There are many manufacturing companies located in New York City. Some of the most well-known companies that are located in the city

Pfizer Inc.
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
Sycamore Partners Management, L.P.
Philip Morris International Inc.
Colgate-Palmolive Company
The Estee Lauder Companies Inc
International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.

L3 Technologies, Inc.
Pvh Corp.
Hess Corporation
Ralph Lauren Corporation
Tapestry, Inc.
Sony Corporation of America
Coty Inc.

Machinery Accidents

New York machinery accidents are common and can occur at any time. If you or someone you know has been injured as a result of an accident, contact an experienced personal injury attorney as soon as possible

There have been a number of machinery accidents in New York New York over the years, with some of the most notable ones including the following:

AccidentDate	Employer	City	State	Description	Injury	Body Part	Event	Injury Source	Other Injury Source
15/11/2021	Lead Builders Inc	Newbury Park	Ca	An employee was performing conduit work when he fell 6 feet from an A-frame ladder. The employee sustained a compound fracture to their lower left leg.	Fractures	Lower leg(s)	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet	Step ladders	Nonclassifiable
10/11/2021	Tru-Val Electric	New York	Ny	An employee was on a boom lift, guiding cable through riser brackets. The arm of the boom lift hit a fence, causing the lift to spring upward. The employee's right foot was in the fixed foot pedal control, and he suffered a compound fracture to the ankle and lower leg.	Fractures	Ankle(s) and leg(s)	Struck against stationary object or equipment while rising	Aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted	Fences, fence panels, gates
10/11/2021	Kelmann Corp.	New Berlin	Wi	An employee was using a table saw to trim wood pieces. The saw amputated the employee's left index fingertip.	Amputations	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment	Table saws
09/11/2021	B & W Contractors, Inc	New Orleans	La	An employee was evaluating concrete roof panels. When he stepped backward onto a concrete roof panel, it crumbled underneath him. The employee fell approximately 36 feet through the opening in the roof panel, resulting in injuries that required hospitalization.	Traumatic injuries and disorders	Nonclassifiable	Fall through surface or existing opening more than 30 feet	Roof surfaces other than roof edge	Nonclassifiable
09/11/2021	Food Lion, LLC	Newark	De	An employee was moving a trash can on a dolly to a dumpster. The dolly wheels caught on an object, causing the employee to fall to the ground and suffered fractures to the left hip and leg.	Fractures	Hip(s) and leg(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.	Floors, walkways, ground surfaces	Cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered
05/11/2021	Lifespire, Inc.	New York City	Ny	On November 5, 2021, an employee was using an aluminum step stool to remove the frame of a flat-screen TV mounted on a wall. The stool shifted and the employee fell to the floor and landed on his left side, injuring his wrist, ribs, pelvis, and hips.	Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level	Step ladders	Floor, n.e.c.
02/11/2021	Fabuwood Cabinetry Corp	Newark	Nj	An employee was explaining issues with feeding plywood into a live edge bander machine to a co-worker when the machine turned on and pulled the employee's glove into the machine. Her fingers contacted the routing blades and the employee sustained amputation of a finger.	Amputations	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning	Boring, routing, notching machines	Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
01/11/2021	Driven Brands, Inc.	New Orleans	La	A shop employee was directing a customer in a vehicle. The vehicle quickly accelerated into the shop and struck the employee, who was pinned between two vehicles and suffered a broken femur. The employee was hospitalized, requiring multiple surgeries.	Fractures	Thigh(s)	Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area	Highway vehicle, motorized
28/10/2021	Skanska Penn Station Constructors a Joint Venture	New York	Ny	A beam struck an ironworker during a demolition. The ironworker suffered skull, neck, and wrist fractures, as well as lacerations to the head and leg.	Fractures	Multiple body parts	Struck by object or equipment	Beams-unattached metal
27/10/2021	Miller Druck Specialty Contracting, Inc.	New York	Ny	A marble setter was cutting stone with an angle grinder. The grinder slipped and cut the employee's thigh.	Cuts, lacerations	Thigh(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker	Hand grinders-powered
26/10/2021	Consolidated Glass Corporation	New Castle	Pa	An employee was loading glass panels onto truck with a crane when a section of glass fell and pinned the employee on the ground. The employee suffered a fractured tibia and fibula in their right leg, which required hospitalization and surgery.	Fractures	Lower leg(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part	Glass building materials	Cranes
25/10/2021	Consolidated Edison Inc.	New York	Ny	An employee was performing an activity on a breaker when an arc flash occurred, resulting in burns to the right cheek, right arm, and left forearm.	Electrical burns	Multiple body parts	Direct exposure to electricity	Switchboards, switches, fuses
23/10/2021	Helmerich & Payne Inc.	New Kensington	Pa	An employee was racking drill pipe on the rig floor. As a stand of drill pipe was being set down on the rig floor, the employee slipped and fell. The stand of pipe was set down on his left hand resulting in a partial amputation to the middle finger.	Amputations	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping	Floor	Liquids, n.e.c.
23/10/2021	Upfield	New Century	Ks	An employee was placing equipment back into service after sanitizing. The employee was sprayed with hot water and sustained second degree burns on the torso, right arm, and upper leg area.	Second degree heat (thermal) burns	Multiple body parts	Contact with hot objects or substances	Water
21/10/2021	Metal Container Corp	New Windsor	Ny	Two employees were performing a coil change operation in the front end of a lubricator. The aluminum coil bunched up while the two employees were performing the coil change and jammed the machine as it was being fed through the rollers. The employees then had to reverse the machine to get the aluminum coil out of the machine. One employee was operating the controls while the injured employee was helping feed the aluminum coil. As the machine was put into reverse, the injured employee had his han	Amputations	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning	Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery
15/10/2021	Mount Sinai West	New York	Ny	An employee was answering calls at their work station when they tripped over a chair and fell, hitting their leg on a desk drawer and their face on the floor. The employee suffered a lost tooth, cracked front teeth, and a bruised right arm, thigh, and calf.	Avulsions, enucleations	Tooth (teeth)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object	Floor	Chairs
13/10/2021	Neeltran, Inc.	New Milford	Ct	An employee was burned on the legs by isopropyl alcohol when it caught fire.	Heat (thermal) burns	Leg(s)	Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids	Alcohols
10/10/2021	Presbyterian Homes and Services	New Richmond	Wi	An employee was helping a resident in a wheelchair. She tripped over the wheelchair's front right wheel and fell, landing on and injuring her right hip. She was hospitalized and underwent surgery.	Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object	Floors, walkways, ground surfaces	Wheelchairs and other mobility devices
04/10/2021	Louisiana-Pacific Corporation	New Limerick	Me	An employee was moving a piece of round steel bar stock when he dropped it on his leg, resulting in fractures to his tibia and fibula. The employee was hospitalized for surgery.	Fractures	Lower leg(s)	Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker	Bars, rods, reinforcing bar (rebar)
04/10/2021	Atlantic Plant Maintenance, Inc.	Newark	Ar	On October 4, 2021, at 8:20 a.m., two employees were using a hand pallet jack to move a trash dumpster to a crane bay. At the base of the trash hopper, there are two slots and a skid that allow a forklift to move the dumpster. Between the slots is a small metal pedal that allows the dumpster to slide forward. The employees attempted to insert the pallet jack under the skid, but the metal pedal was obstructing the forks of the pallet jack. Employee 1 reached down to lift and hold the pedal into p	Amputations	Fingertip(s)	Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by another person	Pallet jack-nonpowered	Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space
01/10/2021	Ports America Louisiana LLC	New Orleans	La	A longshoreman was working on the deck of a vessel. He attempted to climb atop a breakbulk piece using a rigging strap in order to finish rigging it for discharge. The employee's hand slipped and he fell approximately 6 feet to the deck, resulting in a fractured left forearm.	Fractures	Forearm(s)	Fall on water vehicle	Water vehicle
30/09/2021	M.S. Rau	New Orleans	La	An employee was unloading a display case when it slid and fell on his right ankle, breaking it. He was hospitalized.	Fractures	Ankle(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment	Cabinets, cases-display, storage
28/09/2021	Newport News Shipbuilding Division of Huntington Ingalls Industries Incorporated	Newport News	Va	An employee was checking to make sure a structural unit was cut all the way through in order to flip the unit. While the employee cleared the unit top, a piece of flat bar, approximately 5 feet long and weighing around 60 pounds, slid off the corner of the unit. The employee attempted to catch the bar and sustained a laceration to his right ring finger.	Cuts, lacerations	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment	Bars, rods, reinforcing bar (rebar)
28/09/2021	Cleary Building Corp.	New Richmond	Wi	An employee was climbing from a scissor lift onto the roof of a building. The employee fell from the lift to the ground, suffering broken ribs, a bruised spleen, and a collapsed lung.	Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk	Multiple trunk locations	Other fall to lower level	Aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted	Floors, walkways, ground surfaces
25/09/2021	Solutions Staffing - Downtown Branch	New Albany	Oh	A temporary employee was detaching a hose from a tank when 180-degree water splashed out of the pipe, hitting the employee on the legs and resulting in burn injuries.	Heat (thermal) burns	Leg(s)	Contact with hot objects or substances	Water
25/09/2021	PORTS AMERICA LOUISIANA, INC.	New Orleans	La	An employee working on a shipping vessel was discharging coils from the vessel hold. The employee slipped off a coil and fell. He sustained two lacerations to his head, a concussion, and a fractured rib.	Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions	Head and trunk	Fall on water vehicle	Cargo ship, freighter, passenger liner, ship, excluding sail-powered
25/09/2021	MID ATLANTIC COATINGS, INC.	Newport News	Va	An employee was inspecting a blast gun to ensure it was working properly. High-pressure water from the gun struck the employee, resulting in a severe laceration on their left knee.	Cuts, lacerations	Knee(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance	Pressurized water-blast	Power washers
24/09/2021	Winter Gardens Quality Foods, Inc.	New Oxford	Pa	An employee was pulling meat from one of a mixer's openings when the mixing blade caught her glove and pulled in her right middle finger. She suffered an amputation to the fingertip.	Amputations	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation	Mixers, blenders, whippers-food and beverage	Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
23/09/2021	Border Ag & Energy Shop	Newburg	Nd	An employee was climbing out of a semi-truck when the door handle broke and the employee fell 4 feet to the ground, resulting in a broken right leg.	Fractures	Leg(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet	Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck	Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
17/09/2021	Quantum Polymers Corporation	Newark	De	An employee was assisting in unjamming the forks on the forklift when their hand was caught between a pallet and the forks resulting in a middle finger amputation.	Amputations	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Contact with objects and equipment	Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
16/09/2021	A-Star Concrete Pumping, Inc.	New Richmond	Wi	An employee was washing out the hopper of a concrete trailer pump. Components of the hopper lacerated and broke the employee's right arm.	Fractures	Arm(s)	Contact with objects and equipment	Trailers
15/09/2021	Newport News Shipbuilding Division of Huntington Ingalls	Newport News	Va	On September 15, 2021, an employee was removing the through-spindle coolant tube on a gantry mill. The employee lowered the coolant tube and another component shifted, causing his left index and middle fingers to become pinched. The employee's index finger was lacerated at the point of impact and required surgery.	Cuts, lacerations	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment	Milling machines
13/09/2021	Berkshire Manufactured Products	Newburyport	Ma	An employee sustained a partial finger amputation.	Amputations	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Nonclassifiable	Nonclassifiable
10/09/2021	Atlantic Constructors Inc.	Newport News	Va	A lathe was being hoisted by hydraulics so it could be set down on cribbing. An employee was placing a 1-inch thick shim under the lathe when it came down on their thumb. The thumb tip was amputated.	Amputations	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment	Overhead hoists
10/09/2021	Newport News Shipbuilding Division of Huntington Ingalls Industries, Incorporated	Newport News	Va	An employee using twist pliers to install insulation panels was struck in the face by the pliers when a wire broke. The employee sustained a left eye orbital fracture and possibly a detached retina.	Fractures and other injuries	Eye(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker	Pliers, tongs
09/09/2021	Champion Elevator Corp.	New York	Ny	Employees were removing components from an elevator. An employee's finger was pinched between a component and the floor as he was lowering the component. The tip of his finger was amputated.	Amputations	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment	Machine and appliance parts	Floor, n.e.c.
08/09/2021	Dual Fuel Corporation	New York	Ny	While climbing a 5-foot ladder, an employee fell 3 feet to the floor and sustained injury to his shoulder, wrist, and right leg.	Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury	Upper and lower limb(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet	Ladders	Floor, n.e.c.
08/09/2021	Holi Services Inc	New Orleans	La	An employee was unloading a generator. The generator slipped from his hands and fell on his right ring finger. The fingertip was medically amputated.	Amputations	Fingertip(s)	Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker	Generators
04/09/2021	Green Velvet Sod Farms, LLC	New Carlisle	Oh	The employee was helping load seed into a seed spreader. The employee was injured when they stepped on a tire that moved, which caused them to fall.	Traumatic injuries and disorders	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level	Seed planting machinery
03/09/2021	The second street restaurant	New York	Ny	Employees were trying to close a stuck sliding door. An employee's left hand was jammed between the two doors, causing a partial amputation to the little finger.	Amputations	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate	Doors, except garage and vehicle
31/08/2021	Opus AVC	New York	Ny	An employee was walking down the stairs in a client's apartment when he slipped and fell down the stairs. The employee sustained three fractured vertebrae and bruised ribs.	Fractures	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level	Stairs, steps-indoors	Floors, walkways, ground surfaces
30/08/2021	Pillar Energy LLC	New Milton	Wv	An employee was trying to raise the mast of a service rig. Something let loose or moved, causing his right hand to be caught. He suffered lacerations to fingers on the hand.	Cuts, lacerations	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects	Oil drilling rigs and machinery
30/08/2021	Walmart Distribution Center	New Braunfels	Tx	An employee was driving a forklift when the back of her heel was crushed between the forklift and a steel roof beam. She suffered an injury to the left ankle and Achilles tendon.	Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury	Ankle(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident	Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered	Girders, beams, structural steel
26/08/2021	Southwest Fl Construction Inc	New Port Richey	Fl	An employee was performing concrete work when they began experiencing heat-related illness.	Effects of heat and light	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat	Heat-environmental
24/08/2021	Weir ESCO Newton	Newton	Ms	An employee had just finished pouring a mold using a pouring ladle. The ladle would not stop pouring; while it was being moved by crane, it spilled molten metal onto the employee. The employee's right leg and foot were burned.	Heat (thermal) burns	Foot(feet) and leg(s)	Contact with hot objects or substances	Molten or hot metals, slag
24/08/2021	Baxter, Inc.	New Bedford	Ma	On August 24, 2021, an employee slipped off rigging equipment and suffered a broken heel.	Fractures	Heel(s)	Other fall to lower level	Nonclassifiable	Nonclassifiable
23/08/2021	Fabuwood Cabinetry Corp	Newark	Nj	An employee slipped on a wet lawn, fell, and suffered a broken ankle. The employee was hospitalized and underwent surgery.	Fractures	Ankle(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping	Ground	Liquids
20/08/2021	Mill Haven Foods, LLC	New Lisbon	Wi	An employee was checking to see if product was flowing through a blender. When the power to the blender was turned off, the pneumatic fly gate valve closed on the employee's left hand and amputated three fingertips.	Amputations	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment	Mixers, blenders, whippers-food and beverage
19/08/2021	Bacharach, Inc.	New Kensington	Pa	An employee fell while trying to sit down in a chair, landing on the floor and suffering a broken right arm and hip. He was hospitalized, requiring surgery.	Fractures	Multiple body parts	Fall while sitting	Floor
18/08/2021	Glenridge Fabricators, Inc.	New York	Ny	An employee was climbing an A-frame ladder to take down a chain fall. The employee fell from the ladder to the ground about 5 feet below, suffering injuries to the right shoulder and left-side waist.	Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet	Step ladders	Floors, walkways, ground surfaces
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