Northwell Health Services

An employee was standing on a foot stand on the side of a garbage truck. As he stepped back and off the stand, an oncoming vehicle struck his left side, resulting in fractures to his face and pelvis.

An employee was crossing the road in front of a store, on the way to retrieve shopping carts from the parking lot. A motor vehicle ran her over. She suffered injuries to multiple body parts, including the back, pelvis, ribs, and a femur.

An employee was standing in a bike lane, using a backpack leaf blower to blow grass off a street onto the sidewalk. A passing car struck the employee, who suffered a broken left arm and left foot.

An employee was in an aerial lift on a public road. A truck hit the lift basket and its ladder/ladder rack injured the employee's leg. The employee was hospitalized, undergoing surgery.

At about 9:00 a.m., an employee stepped out of a waste management truck to service recycling totes. The truck's right front tire ran over his right foot, breaking his ankle.

An employee was standing up from a chair and twisted an ankle, causing them to fall to the ground. The employee sustained an intertrochanteric fracture of the right femur.

On March 21, 2024, an employee was descending the indoor, carpeted stairs of a patient's residence when their heel slipped on the second-to-last step and they fell down the steps onto their left side. This resulted in injuries to their right knee, left shoulder, and bruising on their left big toe.

An employee suffered a back injury while adjusting a stand-up desk.

An employee had an allergic reaction to latex balloons brought into the front lobby for the residents. The employee was hospitalized.

An employee tripped and fell while walking back from a dumpster. She landed on the concrete and suffered a broken elbow.

An employee was cleaning leaves with a backpack blower when he fell from a ladder, resulting in injuries to his head, neck, and back.

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's right middle finger was caught in a nip point. The employee suffered an amputation to the middle finger at the first knuckle.

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.