Mauled, clawed, or scratched by animal · Abrasions, scratches
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Lysol Management Services LLC / DBA Home Property, 234 River Avenue Apt. 78, PATCHOGUE, NEW YORK 11772
on — Abrasions, scratches, affecting the hand(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was performing service at a resident's house. As the employee was leaving the apartment, he pushed the resident's cat inside as it was going out the door. The cat scratched his left hand. He was later hospitalized for an infection.
On December 21, 2022, at approximately 5:10 PM, a zoo keeper was attacked by a North American black bear that escaped his enclosure. The employee was hospitalized for clavicle fractures, vertebrae fractures, a wrist fracture, several lacerations across the lower back, abrasions, and an open head wound.
An employee was trying to take a blood sample from a monkey when it scratched her left arm. She had an adverse reaction to the antiviral medication she received and was hospitalized the next day.
An employee cleared a jam on a conveyor while on a platform ladder. The employee lost balance while descending the ladder and his shirt got caught on a roller on the underside of the conveyor. As a result, his arm and hand were pulled into the roller. The employee was hospitalized with fractures that required surgery.
An employee was responding to an active leak in an apartment unit at around 18:00 hours. He was working on the water heater and tightened the top element. Pressure and hot water starting to spill out and burned both his hands, his right ankle, and his lower right leg.
An employee was walking around a commercial site conducting a pre-purchase evaluation. He slipped on ice/snow and fell to the ground, sustaining a knee injury that required hospitalization and surgery.
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.