Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc.

An employee was on a truck equipped with an aerial lift assisting with the lowering of cable reels onto the truck bed using mechanical equipment. As a reel was being lowered, the employee placed one foot on the bucket access platform of the truck and the other foot on the steps leading to the platform for leverage. The employee bent down to shift the reel and as they stood up and placed their right foot on the platform, they fell from the truck onto the ground. They sustained fractures to the L1 and L2 vertebrae as well as to the pelvis.

An employee was removing a utility pole from the ground when the pole struck the back of his left leg. The employee was hospitalized with an injury to the calf muscle.

An employee was rotating a crane when the crane tipped over. The employee jumped off the crane and fractured a leg upon impact with the ground.

An employee was taking a photo of a product shelved in an upper part of the warehouse. As she was climbing a warehouse extension ladder, it slid downwards. She jumped from the ladder and hit the floor, breaking both legs.

An employee was operating a concrete drill rig when the fast-acting auger valve was activated, causing the rig to push downward into the earth and tip over. The employee jumped from the tipping drill rig and suffered cracked vertebrae.

An employee was dismantling a one-tier scaffold and put all the boards to one side. It started to fall and as he tried to dismount the scaffold a board caught his foot and fractured the right ankle.

An employee was setting up communication equipment for a meeting. They were walking and tripped over a speaker on the ground. The employee sustained a leg injury.

An employee (a lineman) was working to restore power by installing a hand line when he contacted a high-voltage device (7,200 volts), resulting in electrical burns to his upper body and hands.

A chain sling failed while a utility pole was being removed. A chain link struck an employee who was operating a front-end loader, puncturing the employee's chest.

An employee was working with an underground crew to troubleshoot a BUD failure. The employee was removing a fuse from the fuse holder when the fuse blew on the riser and an arc flash occurred. The employee was hospitalized with burns to his face, nose, lips, and neck.

An employee was connecting two wires when his rubber insulated gloves failed and he suffered an electric shock to his right hand, resulting in an electrical burn.

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.