Medford, NY

Employers with the most severe injuries in Medford

Example incidents

• CSC Holdings, LLC MEDFORD, NEW YORK · 2023-07-09 · Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet

  An employee was on a 28-foot extension ladder, running a fiber optic line to a home. The line being run was crossing a street. As he climbed the ladder with it, he was trying to keep tension on it to keep it above any possible traffic. He had ascended to about 12 feet when the ladder started to move, then slid sideways to the pavement. The employee jumped off, landed on his feet, and suffered fractures to both heels.

• GLOBAL TISSUE GROUP, INC. MEDFORD, NEW YORK · 2023-03-02 · Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified

  An employee was working on a machine when his left hand was caught in it. That hand was fractured and burned.

• Mid Island Steel Corp. MEDFORD, NEW YORK · 2022-06-24 · Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part

  An employee was welding a bed plate (an L shaped attachment) to lift a steel I-beam from the floor onto several horses approximately 36" high. The I-beam, with the bed plate attachment, weighed approximately 1,500 lbs. The employee was using a remote operated overhead bridge crane to maneuver the beam. A single chain from the overhead trolley was used to lift the I-beam and at the end of the chain was a steel J hook. A one-ton clamp was hooked on the J hook. The clamp was then affixed to the bed plate of the I-beam. As the beam was lifted, the employee was using his left hand to guide the beam when the beam slipped from the clamp and fell approximately three feet to the ground. The employee's left hand was caught under the beam and the left index, middle, and ring fingers were amputated.

• Asplundh Tree Expert Co. MEDFORD, NEW YORK · 2022-06-15 · Other fall to lower level, unspecified

  An employee fell from a tree while trimming it.

• Stonco Materials Inc MEDFORD, NEW YORK · 2022-04-01 · Other fall to lower level, unspecified

  An employee fell off a truck while climbing it. The employee suffered broken ribs.

• Michaels Stores MEDFORD, NEW YORK · 2018-03-23 · Fall on same level due to tripping over self

  An employee was walking backward while pulling a cart when she tripped and fell to the concrete floor, striking her head. She suffered a head laceration and head contusion.

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Source: federal OSHA Severe Injury Reports, inspections, and ITA Form 300/301 filings. Counts reflect federal jurisdiction only.