| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-10-08 | Apopka | Fl | Matthews International Corporation | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was using an automatic pipe threading machine. He attached a 7-inch pipe to the other side of the elbow and started the machine. His right index fingertip was crushed between the pipe and the machine's left support arm. | |||||
| 2021-10-08 | Apopka | Fl | Bloem, LLC. | Nonclassifiable | Fall through surface or existing opening |
| An employee fell through a piece of fiberglass while on the roof of a building. The employee suffered broken bones. | |||||
| 2021-07-20 | Apopka | Fl | Randall Mechanical, INC. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| On July 20, 2021, an employee was rolling and cutting galvanized sheet metal using a crimp and beading machine. As the sheet metal was feeding into the machine, the sharp edge of the sheet metal cut her left middle finger resulting in medical amputation. | |||||
| 2021-06-29 | Apopka | Fl | Pioneer Welding & Fabrication | Back, including spine, spinal cord | Other fall to lower level |
| On June 29, 2021, an employee fell off the back of a parked truck to the ground below, resulting in back pain. | |||||
| 2021-02-19 | Apopka | Fl | FINFROCK DESIGN-MANUFACTURE-CONSTRUCT, LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was helping prepare a concrete form bed in a manufacturing facility. The employee's right middle finger was pinched between a magnet and the metal form bed while he was cradling it to hold it in place. | |||||
| 2020-09-03 | Apopka | Fl | Finfrock Construction, LLC | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
| The injured employee was assisting another worker at ground level to rig pieces of precast concrete. The injured employee experienced chills, dizziness, and thirst and was hospitalized with heat exhaustion/dehydration. | |||||
| 2020-08-27 | Apopka | Fl | PHOSPHORUS FREE WATER SOLUTIONS, LLC | Leg(s) | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
| An employee was working at a treatment facility construction site. A flatbed had transported a single platform about 1 mile to the site. The platform was strapped onto the flatbed and had wood blocks to keep it from moving. During the transport, one of the pieces of wood vibrated out of position. When the employee released the ratcheted straps, the tubular steel frame platform toppled over and off the flatbed. The platform struck and broke his left leg. He was hospitalized and had surgery. | |||||
| 2020-07-16 | Apopka | Florida | AMERICAN IN-LINE INSPECTION SERVICE, INC. | Arm(s) | Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. |
| A high-pressure hose separated, swung, and struck an employee's arm, breaking it. | |||||
| 2020-04-14 | Apopka | Florida | FINFROCK DESIGN-MANUFACTURE-CONSTRUCT, LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by discharged object or substance |
| An employee was working with a hydraulic strand jack machine when a stream of hydraulic fluid entered their right middle finger. The employee was hospitalized with a possible infection. | |||||
| 2020-01-17 | Apopka | Florida | Hardhat Workforce Solutions LLC | Wrist(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| An employee was on a 6-foot ladder, drilling into a metal stud to install conduit. The employee fell from the ladder to the ground about 4 feet below, suffering a broken left wrist. | |||||
| 2020-01-03 | Apopka | Florida | United Parcel Service Co. | Ankle(s) | Other animal bites, nonvenomous |
| An employee was attempting to deliver a package when two dogs charged at the employee after the homeowner opened the door. One of the dogs bit the employee's left ankle, injuring the Achilles tendon. The employee was hospitalized and had surgery. | |||||
| 2019-09-19 | Apopka | Florida | Finfrock DMC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was placing steel abutments onto a sled (a setup and transportation tool) using a hoist. Two abutments were being lifted in the hoist. As the employee placed one of them, the second one swung back toward it, pinching the employee's left ring finger between the two. The employee was hospitalized, undergoing exploratory surgery. | |||||
| 2019-08-31 | Apopka | Florida | Finfrock Architecture and Engineering, Inc. | Thigh(s) | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
| An employee climbed a stack of precast concrete products to place support pads onto the top edge of the top product. After placing the pads, he lost his grip and fell approximately 6' 8" from the stack onto the ground below, breaking his left femur. | |||||
| 2019-08-28 | Apopka | Florida | RANDALL ENGINEERED WALL SYSTEMS, INC. | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
| An employee was laying rebar and preparing to pour cement for a pre-cast wall. The employee lost consciousness while walking to the breakroom and was hospitalized for dehydration and heat related illness. | |||||
| 2019-07-30 | Apopka | Florida | FINFROCK DESIGN-MANUFACTURE-CONSTRUCT, LLC | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
| An employee was setting up a precast concrete form when he began to feel dizzy and nauseous. The employee was hospitalized for dehydration. | |||||
| 2019-07-20 | Apopka | Florida | Orange County Counter Tops, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
| An employee was using a table saw when the blade caused an amputation of the index finger and a laceration to the thumb and middle finger. | |||||
| 2019-06-25 | Apopka | Florida | Florida Rock & Tank Lines, Inc. | Ankle(s) | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee was delivering a load of ready mix concrete to a location. The employee climbed on a silo's fixed ladder to adjust the customer's airline when the line came loose and startled the employee, who fell off the ladder and landed feet first. The employee suffered an ankle fracture. | |||||
| 2019-06-11 | Apopka | Florida | Publix Supermarket | Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
| An employee was walking into the store when she tripped on a rippled rug at the entrance and fell to the floor, fracturing her right shoulder. | |||||
| 2019-05-21 | Apopka | Florida | Dewar Nurseries | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area |
| An employee loaded plants onto a trailer wagon. The trailer was being moved to another section and the employee was walking behind the trailer. The trailer wagon was being pulled by another empty trailer in the same driveway. The employee thought the loaded trailer was going to contact the empty one and put his hand between the two trailers resulting in a partial amputation of the right index finger. | |||||
| 2019-02-15 | Apopka | Florida | Finfrock Enterprises, LLC | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was setting a double-tee into storage with the help of a gantry crane. As he was guiding the piece into position, it swung and pinched fingers on his left hand. His index fingertip was amputated (including bone) and his little finger was injured. | |||||
| 2019-01-15 | Apopka | Florida | Dewar Nurseries Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, n.e.c. |
| An employee was loading plants from a metal trailer on the top shelf of a rack when he stepped on the metal trailer and slipped, catching his right middle finger in the side post of the metal rack. His finger was fractured. | |||||
| 2018-09-19 | Apopka | Florida | Finfrock Enterprises, LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by rolling object or equipment-other than powered vehicle, n.e.c. |
| An employee was leaning over to pick up an air hose when his left pinky finger was run over by a motorized cart that ran on precast form molds, resulting in a partial finger amputation. The employee was hospitalized and had surgery. | |||||
| 2018-07-17 | Apopka | Florida | Collins Manufacturing, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
| An employee was attempting to remove chips from the vise in the material holding area of a band saw when the sawblade caught his left pinky, causing an amputation. | |||||
| 2018-05-18 | Apopka | Florida | Dewar Nurseries, Inc. | Wrist(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
| An employee was working inside a greenhouse when she slipped on the wet concrete floor and fell on her right hip and right wrist. Her right wrist was fractured and required surgery. | |||||
| 2018-04-18 | Apopka | Florida | Florida Hospital Apopka | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment |
| An employee was setting up the conference room when a table tipped on his toe, causing trauma that required surgery. | |||||
| 2017-07-18 | Apopka | Florida | Prince Contracting, Inc. | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle |
| An employee was walking as a nearby truck attempted to pull another truck using a hook and a synthetic sling. The hook on the sling broke and impaled the employee's stomach, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
| 2017-07-06 | Apopka | Florida | SERETTA CONSTRUCTION, INC. | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
| An employee was preparing for a concrete pour when he began to feel ill. The employee was hospitalized overnight due to heat related illness. | |||||
| 2017-06-29 | Apopka | Florida | Russ Noyes Roofing Inc | Arm(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was tightening the negative cable of an elevated dump trailer when the trailer fell on and crushed his arm. | |||||
| 2017-02-24 | Apopka | Florida | RANDALL MECHANICAL INC. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| On 2/24/2017, an employee was changing out the hangers that hold up piping inside the pump room. As he grabbed the material, his right pointer finger was caught and crushed between the top piece of the hanger and the pipe, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
| 2017-02-17 | Apopka | Florida | Bright Future Electric, LLC | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
| An employee was working from a ladder to connect a light fixture. The circuit was live and shocked the employee, causing him to fall 8 to 10 feet off the ladder. He suffered a minor electrical burn on his left hand, a lower back fracture, and a fractured right heel. | |||||
| 2017-02-13 | Apopka | Florida | MOBILE MIX MASTERS, INC. | Fingertip(s) | Struck by rolling object or equipment-other than powered vehicle |
| An employee was helping a coworker load a piece of equipment called a "walk-behind" onto a trailer. He was at the back end when they lost control of the equipment, which started to roll. His left middle fingertip was crushed and amputated by the equipment and the trailer. | |||||
| 2017-02-07 | Apopka | Florida | Trinity Construction Products | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee suffered a right index finger amputation while using a shear machine. | |||||
| 2017-02-06 | Apopka | Florida | Finfrock Design-Manufacture-Construct, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
| An employee was using a hand drill to drill a hole through a header when the paddle bit went through the wood and drilled into his right index finger. | |||||
| 2017-01-16 | Apopka | Florida | Perkins Marie Callenders, LLC | Shoulder(s) and arm(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping |
| An employee tripped and fell while carrying plates resulting in a fractured left shoulder and arm. | |||||
| 2017-01-12 | Apopka | Florida | Robinson Nursery, Inc. | Brain | Exposure to other harmful substances |
| An employee was spraying a fungicide when he experienced a headache. He was inside a greenhouse and went outside to get some fresh air. When he returned to the greenhouse, the headache became severe. He was hospitalized with a brain hemorrhage. | |||||
| 2016-10-17 | Apopka | Florida | Environmental Painting Alternatives, Inc. | Hand(s) | Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids |
| An employee was refilling a gas powered pressure washer when some gasoline spilled onto the hot muffler and ignited, burning his hands. | |||||
| 2016-09-28 | Apopka | Florida | Florida Hospital Laundry | Upper and lower limb(s) | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| An employee opened a hand hole on a boiler in preparation for an annual inspection. After the employee opened the hole, hot water came out and burned the employees' hands, arms, and legs. | |||||
| 2016-07-29 | Apopka | Florida | Southland Construction, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
| An employee was using a jack hammer that collapsed and fell on his left hand, breaking his middle finger and causing an open wound. | |||||
| 2016-07-19 | Apopka | Florida | Centurylink Communications, LLC | Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e) | Fall on same level due to tripping |
| An employee tripped and fell while walking in the carpeted aisle inside the building, sustaining a right shoulder injury. | |||||
| 2016-05-01 | Apopka | Florida | Southeatern Grocers LLC | Arm(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
| An employee slipped on a wet floor and broke her arm. | |||||
| 2015-10-31 | Apopka | Florida | Florida Hospital | Ankle(s) | Fall on same level, n.e.c. |
| An employee was walking away and was called by another employee. As she turned, she twisted her right leg causing her to fall and sprain or strain the right ankle. | |||||
| 2015-10-08 | Apopka | Florida | Orange County Countertops, Inc | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
| An employee was hospitalized after his right index finger was cut to the bone while operating a table saw to cut a particle board. | |||||
| 2015-09-10 | Apopka | Florida | Southland Construction, Inc. | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
| An employee suffered from heat exhaustion while cutting 2x4's on a bridge. | |||||
| 2015-09-02 | Apopka | Florida | Vista Landfill LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Entangled in other object or equipment |
| An employee was handling a belt and pulley system machine, attempting to get the pulley to move, when his right-hand pinky finger got caught in the belt. His finger was dangling, and most likely suffered an amputation. The guard was not in place at the time of the incident. | |||||
| 2015-08-26 | Apopka | Florida | Hawkins, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| An employee was adjusting a ratchet strap on a flat bed truck when his hand slipped off of the adjusting bar severely cutting his finger that required surgery and hospitalization. | |||||
| 2015-08-10 | Apopka | Florida | Florida Hospital | Leg(s) | Other jump to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
| An employee lost his balance while working from an eight foot ladder. The employee was about to fall and jumped off the ladder instead, breaking both legs. | |||||
| 2015-07-13 | Apopka | Florida | Finfrock Industries, Inc. | Lumbar region | Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway |
| The employee sustained lower back injuries when the yard dog that he was driving turned over. The employee was hospitalized after the incident. | |||||
| 2015-05-08 | Apopka | Florida | Finfrock Industries, Inc. | Back, including spine, spinal cord | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| An employee was measuring a form at the manufacturing plant, FMB building. He was standing on the form, approximately 3 feet off the ground. As he stepped back, he lost his balance and fell backwards, landing on his back on the concrete floor. | |||||
| 2015-05-08 | Apopka | Florida | Landers Auto Recycling | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker |
| An employee was changing the battery on a forklift when the battery slipped and crushed his thumb, fracturing and lacerating it. | |||||
| 2015-03-27 | Apopka | Florida | Dewar Nurseries Inc. | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle |
| While loading plants into a truck, an employee opened the back and was scraped by the door, causing a cut to the stomach area. | |||||
| 2015-03-21 | Apopka | Florida | All in One Construction Services, Inc. | Nonclassifiable | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| An employee was painting a building exterior on the job site. He was working around a granite panel when a safety pin came loose, causing the panel to fall on him. | |||||
| 2015-03-02 | Apopka | Florida | K&T Manufacturing Incorporated | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| Employee was hospitalized after cutting his finger while operating a water-jet cutting machine. | |||||
| 2015-02-06 | Apopka | Florida | SOUTHLAND CONSTRUCTION, INC. | Nonclassifiable | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle |
| An employee was injured while working alongside the FLA Turnpike. The employee was working behind road barriers and was struck by a piece of flying metal debris that came off a motor vehicle that was passing by the worksite. | |||||
| 2015-01-27 | Apopka | Florida | Neyra Industries, Inc. | Multiple body parts | Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids |
| An employee welding a cable guide pipe to a tank containing road tar suffered burns to his right side legs, arm, neck, and face when the contents of the tank caught on fire. | |||||