Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Help at Home, 131 114 Rockaway blvd, SOUTH OZONE PARK, NEW YORK 11420
on — Fractures, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was waiting for a patient at the front door when a dog jumped on her, causing her to fall down the stairs and sustain a fractured left little finger and thumb.
An employee was walking up stairs at a patient's home when they slipped and fell, striking their head on the floor. The employee sustained a concussion.
An employee was leaving a client's house when they slipped on stairs that were wet due to rain and fell approximately five feet down the staircase. They sustained a fractured leg.
An employee was training and moving horses when one of the horses knocked her to the ground, resulting in fractures to the left arm, both legs, and the right ankle. The employee also sustained bruises to the face.
Employees were at a barn checking on mules and feeding them. While the employees were in the corral, the mules became spooked. The injured employee was kicked or stepped on by the mules, resulting in a concussion, fractures to the left shoulder, arm, and hand, as well as a bruised knee and ribs. The employee underwent surgery.
An employee was walking to pick up a newborn calf in a corral when they were struck from behind by a cow. The employee was knocked over and sustained a head injury and fractured ribs.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 621610)
An employee was talking to a child on the playground, when the child grabbed her hand to lead her away. The employee stepped, lost her balance, and fell over. The employee was hospitalized with a fracture of her lower left leg and required surgery.
An employee was seated in the living room of a patient's residence, waiting for the patient to arrive home from school. The school bus driver honked the horn, signaling that the patient was ready to be assisted off the bus. The employee stood up and then tripped and fell over a rug and possibly the edge of an ottoman. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured right humerus at the shoulder.
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.