The Arc Rockland

An employee was lifting a motor and reaching to place it on a machine when they sustained a back injury. The employee was hospitalized.

On 12/22/2023, an employee was carrying bins filled with pasta to a refrigerator. As he lifted a 20-pound bin, he felt pain in his lower back. The employee sustained a herniated disc.

An employee was lifting a patient when they pulled a back muscle. She suffered back pain and spasms radiating into her leg with weakness and numbness. The employee's L3-L4 disc was herniated and she was hospitalized.

An employee was lifting boxes when they suffered a strained back, resulting in hospitalization.

An employee was lifting a bundle of insulation with a colleague when he felt severe pain in the right side of his lower back/hip region. The employee sustained a severe muscle injury.

An employee was taking off screws from a large picture frame using a battery-powered drill with a screwdriver bit. They suffered a finger amputation due to the picture hanging wire attached to the picture frame.

An employee was sweeping the parking lot when they stepped backward, tripped, and fell. The employee suffered a fractured left hip and was hospitalized.

An employee was entering a resident's room to administer medication when they slipped and fell. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured arm.

On July 1, 2025, an employee was walking toward the register when she slipped on a hanger and fell to the floor. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured left femur and required surgery.

An employee was going to help a client when they slipped and fell on their right leg. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured right femur.

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.