Contact with objects and equipment, n.e.c. · Cuts, lacerations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Walsingham Construction, Inc., 1512 Boone Avenue, BRONX, NEW YORK 10460
on — Cuts, lacerations, affecting the hand(s), except finger(s).
Final narrative
An employee using a 4 ft. high A-frame ladder missed a step coming down and reached out to grab a metal stud, cutting the palm of his left hand.
HospitalizedHand(s), except finger(s)Bars, rods, reinforcing bar (rebar)
An employee was preparing the serving line area for the evening meal. He was cleaning a stainless steel table when his left middle finger got stuck in a gap where a raised ledge is affixed to the table. As he pulled his finger from the space, his fingertip was amputated.
An employee was unloading goods from a pallet and putting them onto metal shelves when their wedding ring got caught on a shelf and their finger was amputated.
An employee was in the back of a dump truck emptying a bag from a mower. When he placed his hand on the side of the truck and as he came down from the truck, his ring became caught. The employee sustained an amputation to his ring finger.
On May 18, 2023, a maintenance employee was descending a fixed ladder when his ring was caught on a ladder rung. The employee sustained a fracture to the left ring finger that required surgery.
An employee was unloading a pipe from a fitted rack on his truck. As the employee grabbed a pipe strap, his glove became caught. The employee then went to step off the back of the truck and the top inch of his left hand ring finger was partially amputated.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 238350)
An employee was standing on trusses while installing shaftwall and metal channel. He slipped from the bottom chords of the 2x6 trusses and fell approximately 1 foot. A metal C-channel caused a severe laceration to his wrist and ulnar artery.
An employee was working on a scaffold installing windows when they fell 6 feet to the ground and impacted their head. The employee sustained head trauma.
An employee was standing on a scaffold approximately 7 feet high and passing plywood sheets to another employee on a single-story roof. The employee fell backward off the scaffold to the ground below and the sheet of plywood fell on him, resulting in fractures to the left side of his jaw and three ribs.
On July 25, 2025, an employee was walking on roof trusses when they fell 10 feet to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a concussion and a back injury.
An employee was operating a battery-powered broom to clean demolition debris off the top of the outermost bridge girder. The girder was approximately 11 feet above the demolition scaffold below. The employee fell approximately 8 feet to wind bracing below. The employee was hospitalized with a pelvis/tailbone fracture. Fall protection was in place at the time.
An employee slipped while descending in a stairwell, fell, and suffered multiple contusions/bruises to the head, neck, shoulders, knees, and back. She was hospitalized.
An employee was directing trucks as they entered and left a highway work zone. A vehicle struck them, resulting in multiple fractures and other injuries. The employee was hospitalized.