105,313Records 71,083Employers 85,290Hospitalizations 27,770Amputations 2015-01-01 2025-10-31
Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025

Old World Plumbing of Garden City Corp.

Fall to lower level, unspecified · Fractures

Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Old World Plumbing of Garden City Corp., 129 Hampton Rd, GARDEN CITY, NEW YORK 11530 on — Fractures, affecting the ankle(s).

An employee fell into a hole and broke his ankle.

Hospitalized Ankle(s) Structures and surfaces, unspecified

Westinghouse Electric Company, LLC

An employee was using a shepherd's hook to help position a jib crane. The hook slipped and the employee fell into an adjacent structure, suffering three broken ribs and a punctured lung.

BLU-D Construction, LLC

An employee was taking measurements of a parapet cap when they fell to the ground sustaining fractures to a shoulder and arm.

Carpenter Contractors of America Inc

An employee was cleaning a two-story house. They fell approximately 12 feet from the roof to the floor and sustained fractures to both wrists.

Azteca Milling, Lp

An employee was using a water hose to clean the outside of a wastewater drain system when he fell into an area of the drain that was not covered. Hot water and chemicals caused first, second, and third-degree burns all over the employee's body. The employee was hospitalized.

Heartland Tank LLC

An employee was cutting down a steel above-ground storage tank. He was on the roof of the tank when he fell 20 feet to the ground, resulting in a broken elbow and sprained leg. The employee was wearing a harness that was tied off at the time.

Domenick's Blinds & Decor

An employee was using a 10-foot step ladder to install roller shades. The employee fell from the third rung from the top, landing on the ground and suffering back and head injuries. The employee was hospitalized.

Weather Seal Insulation

An employee was climbing a ladder to access a home attic. The employee fell from the ladder to the ground, suffering a broken right elbow.

CREATIVE MULTICARE, LLC

An employee was cutting a cast iron pipe when the pipe fell onto his right hand, resulting in amputation of the thumb. The employee was hospitalized.

Triple A Mountain Water Proofing

While on a scaffold, an employee was transporting heated sealant material in a bucket. The employee tripped and fell, causing the heated material to splash onto his gloved hands. The employee sustained second-degree burns to both hands and his right wrist.

Valcourt Exterior Building Services of Pensacola, LLC

Three employees were pulling tension cable (similar to rebar) through the walls of a condo using a motor system. Two employees were needed to hold the cable while the third employee drilled the mounting locations. When the third employee activated the drill, the cables twisted. They caught the right index finger of one of the other two employees, amputating his fingertip.

Garden Angels New York LLC

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

Cashless Tolling Constructors

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.

NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn

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.

VILLAGER CONSTRUCTION, INC.

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.