Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Bruises, contusions
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Cersosimo Lumber Company, 1664 Glens Falls Mountain Road, LAKE LUZERNE, NEW YORK 12846
on — Bruises, contusions, affecting the shoulder(s) and back.
Final narrative
An employee was unloading logs from a log trailer. The employee stepped on a ladder to climb down when the ladder disconnected, causing the employee to fall and suffer contusions to the back and right shoulder.
An employee was on an A-frame ladder retrieving materials from a shelf. He slipped and fell and his leg got caught in the ladder rungs, breaking his left tibia.
An employee was unloading materials from a flatbed trailer when they fell from the trailer and landed on the ground. The employee sustained a fractured left leg.
An employee was unloading appliances at a customer location for delivery. The employee was moving a water heater to be placed on the liftgate when he stepped backward and fell to the ground. The employee sustained rib and back injuries.
On May 9, 2025, an employee was using an air hose to clear debris from the courtyard area when she slipped and fell. The employee was hospitalized with
closed fractures to her left fibula, tibia, and medial malleolus.
On April 24, 2025, an employee was opening a cylinder door on a hydraulic bridge to remove lumber when their left middle finger was caught between the door and the hydraulic bridge, resulting in an amputation without bone loss.
Two employees were using a plywood chop saw. The injured employee was holding one end of the saw with their right hand when the operator on the other end pressed the start button. The saw blade contacted the injured employee's right hand, resulting in multiple finger amputations when it amputated the hand above the thumb.
On January 17, 2025, at 12:15 p.m., an employee was moving 11-gauge steel sheets from a holding cart using a pendant-controlled, 1-ton jib hoist equipped with a plate clamp lifting attachment. With the plate clamp empty and open, the employee began raising the hoist. The clamp became caught on the bottom of the cart, tipping the cart in the direction of the employee. Several sheets of steel slid off the cart and struck the employee, resulting in several broken ribs, a broken left leg and ankle, a fractured kneecap, and a torn left ACL. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee was operating an air hoist to rotate a blending mill counter-clockwise. After he connected the hook to the mill, the hoist was raised and his hand was pinched between the hook block and the ring on the mill. The employee sustained a partial amputation of his right thumb.
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.