Severe Workplace Injuries in Riverhead, New York
Employers in Riverhead reported 13 severe work injuries to OSHA from 2015 through October 2025: 13 workers hospitalized and 2 amputations (15% of reports). Health care and social assistance accounts for the most reports. OSHA opened an inspection after 5 of them.
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How workers were hurt
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OSHA inspections in Riverhead since 2015
Workplace safety inspectors opened 45 inspections at Riverhead workplaces, and 22 of them (49%) ended with at least one violation. Inspectors cited 47 serious, 0 willful and 0 repeat violations, with current penalties totaling $123,504.
Rules cited most often:
Recent inspections with penalties
| Employer | Violations | Penalty |
|---|---|---|
| Ocean Air - Plumbing, Heating, Air Conditioning And Duct Cleaning (referral, details) | 1 (1 serious+) | $3,547 |
| Peconic Bay Medical Center (unprogrammed, details) | 1 | $9,900 |
| Premier Polishing Corp (complaint, details) | 2 (2 serious+) | $4,152 |
| Berry Specialty Tapes, LLC (complaint, details) | 1 | $15,625 |
| Sound Avenue Bistro Inc. (referral, details) | 1 (1 serious+) | $4,048 |
| Sunshine Of East Coast, Inc. (planned, details) | 3 (3 serious+) | $6,630 |
| Outer-County Construction Corp. (planned, details) | 5 (5 serious+) | $15,913 |
| Jpm Industries, Inc. (referral, details) | 3 (3 serious+) | $11,934 |
| Atlantis Marine World LLC (referral, details) | 1 | $1,000 |
| Adot Building, Inc. (planned, details) | 1 (1 serious+) | $2,079 |
| Jnr Equipment & Erosion Services LLC (referral, details) | 2 (1 serious+) | $8,280 |
| Suffolk Asphalt Corporation (fatality/catastrophe, details) | 2 | $13,096 |
Penalties as currently recorded by OSHA; they can drop after settlement or contest. Inspection data covers federal OSHA inspections and state-run safety program inspections reported to OSHA.
Most recent reports
The 13 newest severe injury reports from Riverhead employers, as OSHA published them.
Oct 2, 2025 · Ocean Air - Plumbing, Heating, Air Conditioning and Duct Cleaning Hospitalized
An employee was walking across a roof when he fell through a skylight opening. He suffered three fractured lower vertebrae and was hospitalized.
Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment 6 to 30 feet · Back lumbar region · Construction · OSHA inspection 1854179
Sep 16, 2025 · Lowe's Home Improvement, LLC Amputation
An employee was moving a toolbox from a pallet to the sales floor when his left middle finger got caught between the toolbox and the concrete floor, resulting in a fingertip amputation of the distal digit.
Injured by object handled by person (other) · Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) · Retail
Apr 21, 2025 · NYU Langone Hospital - Long Island Hospitalized
An employee was walking to the ultrasound department when she tripped and fell on the floor, fracturing her left hip.
Fall on same level due to slip or trip · Hip joint(s) · Health care and social assistance
Jul 18, 2024 · Northwell Health Hospitalized
On July 18, 2024, an employee fell 4 1/2 feet and suffered an ankle fracture, along with rib and knee injuries. The employee was hospitalized.
Fall to lower level · Trunk and other lower extremities · Health care and social assistance · OSHA inspection 1763262
Jun 10, 2024 · Northwell Health Hospitalized
An employee was transporting a portable vitals machine when they tripped over the foot of another employee and fell to the floor. The employee sustained a hip fracture and was hospitalized for surgery.
Fall on same level due to slip or trip · Hip joint(s) · Health care and social assistance
Dec 3, 2018 · CARY Insulation Inc. Hospitalized
An employee was conducting an estimation for house insulation when a contractor on site threw debris out of a window. The debris hit the employee's head, causing a head laceration.
Struck by object or equipment dropped by other person · Head · Construction
Nov 28, 2018 · Atlantis Marine World, LLC Hospitalized
An employee was repairing concrete and fell from a ladder. The employee was hospitalized for broken ribs.
Other fall to lower level · Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders · Arts, entertainment and recreation · OSHA inspection 1362778
Nov 9, 2017 · Berry Specialing Tapes Hospitalized
An employee was cleaning a drum mixer when his clothing became caught in the mixer, pulling his arm into the machine. His upper right arm was lacerated. The machine was unguarded and not locked/tagged out at the time.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Upper arm(s) · Manufacturing
Oct 17, 2016 · LONG ISLAND CAULIFLOWER ASSOCIATION Hospitalized
An employee was struck by a forklift while walking, suffering a fractured fibula and superficial abrasions.
Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area · Lower leg(s) · Wholesale trade
Nov 9, 2015 · K Mart Hospitalized
On 11/9/15, an employee was pushing a cart while cleaning her work area in the store when she tripped, fell, and broke her right elbow.
Fall on same level due to tripping · Elbow(s) · Retail
Sep 2, 2015 · ADCHEM CORP. Hospitalized
A forklift operator was transporting a roll of material to the coating machine; their view was obstructed by the roll. As the forklift approached the coating machine, the injured employee, who was standing at the machine controls, was struck in the lower right leg by the forklift and/or the material pallet. The employee sustained injuries to the lower right ankle and tibia bones.
Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area · Ankle(s) and leg(s) (other) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1089433
Jun 28, 2015 · PECONIC BAY MEDICAL CENTER Hospitalized
On June 28, 2015, at approximately 0900 hrs., an employee was bitten on the finger by a patient.
Intentional injury by other person (other) · Finger(s), fingernail(s) · Health care and social assistance
Mar 24, 2015 · ADCHEM CORP. Amputation
An employee fractured the right wrist while operating a mixer used for mixing adhesive(s). The employee's glove got caught on the mixer blade/propeller.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Wrist(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1049475
After a workplace injury in New York
Most work injuries are handled through workers' compensation, which pays medical bills and part of lost wages whether or not anyone was at fault, and usually rules out suing the employer. A separate claim may be possible against someone else, such as an equipment maker or another company on the site. Reporting deadlines are short, so tell your employer about an injury right away.
Personal injury lawyers in Riverhead
Lawbamba lists 3 personal injury lawyers with an office in Riverhead, New York, the practice area that deals with the workplace injury and OSHA inspection records on this page. These 3 come first in that listing (how the order is set).
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Source: OSHA's Severe Injury Reports, 2015 through November 2025 (loaded November 9, 2026). Employers must report any work-related amputation, loss of an eye or in-patient hospitalization to OSHA within 24 hours. Employer names, addresses and incident descriptions are as OSHA publishes them. A report records an injury, not a finding that the employer broke a rule; OSHA opens an inspection for some reports. The data covers workplaces under federal OSHA. States that run their own OSHA program (such as California, Washington, Michigan, North Carolina and Virginia) are mostly missing, and work-related deaths are reported separately.
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