Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Samson Management Payroll Service Corp., Faymor Gardens 120 Pelham Rd, NEW ROCHELLE, NEW YORK 10805
on — Myocardial infarction (heart attack), affecting the heart.
Final narrative
An employee was removing snow at a property. He was using the company plow truck, shovels, and a snow blower. The employee experienced shortness of breath, chest pain, and fatigue. He was later hospitalized for a heart attack.
On November 9, 2023, an employee lifted a 70-pound package of paper bags, put it in a cart, and then pushed the cart to the front of the store by the cash registers. The employee sustained a collapsed lung.
An employee was providing medical treatment to injured persons involved in a motor vehicle accident. The employee was walking up and down a low-grade embankment carrying injured persons on transport equipment such as backboards. The employee sustained chest pain, and a possible cardiac related event with an elevated heart rate and elevated blood pressure.
On June 16, 2023, an employee was elevated in a scissor lift and was removing a pipe from a structure when they began experiencing back pain. The employee sustained a ruptured abdominal aneurysm from lifting/carrying/pulling pipe.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 531311)
An employee was taking a tour of the property. They were walking up the steps to an apartment when the staircase broke. The employee fell, sustaining a knee injury and a fractured right ankle.
An employee was servicing an air conditioning unit. While he was working to connect the manifold gauges to the port, a rattlesnake bit him on his right hand.
An employee was repairing a garage door. While the door was being lowered, his finger was caught in one of the gaps in the door. The fingertip was amputated at the middle of the nail.
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.