Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-02	Tavares	Fl	KLS Construction Services LLC	Hand(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was using a circular saw to cut a 2-by-4. The saw cut the employee's left hand.
2021-10-21	Savannah	Ga	THE HOME DEPOT DISTRIBUTION CENTER	Foot (feet) and ankle(s)	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle
An employee was operating an electric pallet jack when it struck the corner of a storage rack. The employee suffered injuries to the left foot and ankle.
2021-10-18	Havana	Fl	Koch Brothers Roofing, Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level
On October 18, 2021, an employee fell off a roof and was injured.
2021-09-09	Tavares	Fl	United Signs & Signals, Inc.	Scalp	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
On September 9, 2021, an employee was setting a manhole's cover back in place when the arm of a mini-excavator struck his hard hat, knocking him to the ground and causing a laceration to the back of his head. He was hospitalized.
2021-07-29	Port Lavaca	Tx	BOLIN ENTERPRISES, INC.	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was using a pressure washer to clean the inside of a fertilizer tank containing ammonium polyphosphate solution when the pressurized steam punctured his left big toe, resulting in infection and hospitalization.
2021-07-27	Havana	Il	Manito Transit, LLC	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was climbing down a ladder on the back of a trailer. He fell to the ground and suffered a broken right ankle that required surgery.
2021-07-26	Savannah	Ga	Bluegreen Corporation	Brain	Other fall to lower level
An employee lost her balance while riding an escalator and fell to the floor, suffering four broken ribs and a brain bleed.
2021-07-18	Port Lavaca	Tx	Mike Hooks	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was reconnecting an 80-foot pipe. The pipe pinched the employee's right ring finger, causing the amputation of the finger.
2021-06-18	Savannah	Ga	Signature Aviation and Hospitality, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was connecting a ground power unit to a tow tug. While the unit was being pulled toward the tow hitch, its tow tongue contacted the tow hitch and slipped. The employee's right middle finger was pinched/crushed between the tongue handle and the hitch, resulting in a partial amputation of the finger.
2021-06-15	Savannah	Ga	US Environmental, Inc.	Foot (feet)	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was delivering a load of caustic liquid to a facility when he stepped in a puddle of unknown chemical composition, resulting in chemical burns to his right foot that required hospitalization.
2021-06-10	Savannah	Ga	Roger Wood Foods, Inc.	Thigh(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Two employees were moving a piece of heavy equipment when a wheel caught in a floor drain. The machine tipped over and struck an employee's leg fracturing their femur.
2021-06-07	Savannah	Ga	St. Joseph's/Candler Health System, Inc.	Shoulder(s) and arm(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over self
While walking by a desk, an employee tripped and fell striking an office chair. The employee sustained a fractured right humerus and a dislocated right shoulder.
2021-05-14	Tavares	Fl	Sunday Cool, LLC	Arm(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was working at a printing press. The employee was checking T-shirts and ink between two pallets when the machine was shifted, crushing and breaking the employee's right arm.
2021-05-03	Savannah	Ga	Noble House Home Furnishings LLC	Foot (feet)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was operating a forklift. The employee's foot was pinned between the lift and a pole and was crushed. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-04-22	Ava	Mo	Southern Construction Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was installing a boom pin on an overhead tree trimmer. While the employee was holding a bushing in place, the crane holding the boom in place shifted and amputated part of the employee's left thumb.
2021-03-25	Savannah	Ga	KERRY INC.	Foot (feet)	Collision between a moving and standing vehicle, nonroadway
An employee was operating a stand-up forklift and collided with a parked stand-up forklift, resulting in a broken foot.
2021-02-23	Havana	Fl	Coastal Forest Resources Company	Pelvis	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
On February 23, 2021, an employee was removing 4-inch by 4-inch posts from the tops of stacks of veneer before they were loaded into an industrial veneer dryer. While the employee was between stacks of pine veneer on the dryer's infeed chains, the employee was caught between two of the racks and suffered pelvis fractures. She was hospitalized.
2021-01-27	Delavan	Wi	Forgings & Stampings Inc	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
While an employee was adjusting the airline of a press, their foot slipped on a pedal and engaged the trimmer. The employee's right middle finger was amputated.
2021-01-07	Tavares	Fl	Ciraco Underground, Inc.	Leg(s)	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
Employees had just finished a vacuum test on a sewer manhole. They removed the vacuum test lid from the manhole and were moving to place it into the back of a truck when one of the employees fell into the manhole, landing 13 feet below and suffering a broken left leg.
2020-10-09	Savannah	Ga	Haley Investments	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was operating a shirt press when her hand was caught in the machine. The employee was hospitalized for burns to three fingers on her left hand.
2020-10-03	Savannah	Ga	Target Corporation	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was operating a triple pallet rider. While turning to the right to dispose of a pallet board, the pallet rider struck a support column and the employee's foot. The employee was hospitalized with fractured toes and a laceration across the top of the left foot.
2020-09-25	Savannah	Ga	East Coast Repair and Fabrication	Scalp	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
An employee was getting tools from a tool box. The box's lid struck the employee's head, causing a scalp laceration.
2020-08-27	Port Lavaca	Tx	Moreman Community Gin Association	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was trying to remove a small piece of burning cotton from a cotton gin machine. The machine's saw amputated his finger.
2020-08-12	Port Lavaca	Tx	Orion Marine Construction, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was loosening bolts with a wrench. The wrench slipped and cut the employee's fingertip.
2020-07-29	Port Lavaca	Texas	Brand Safeway	Arm(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was climbing a scaffold ladder on a metal wall. When the ladder slid off, the employee fell and was impacted by the ladder, sustaining a broken left arm requiring surgery.
2020-07-06	Avalon	New Jersey	SOUTH STATE INC.	Leg(s)	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
An excavator bucket struck an employee in the head, causing the employee to fall off a jetty and land on a rock. The employee suffered a broken leg.
2020-06-05	Havana	Florida	Coastal Forest Resources Company	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On June 5, 2020, an employee was straightening a sheet of veneer from the out-feed of a dryer machine. The employee's left hand and glove were caught in a chain and sprocket in the machine, causing amputations to his left little, ring, and middle fingers at the first joint and his right index fingertip above the first joint.
2020-05-22	Savannah	Georgia	TIC - The Industrial Company	Shoulder(s) and back	Other fall to lower level
An employee was on top of a trailer rigging steal beams so that they could be lifted when he fell off the trailer to the ground, injuring his right shoulder and lower back.
2020-05-18	Savannah	Georgia	The Kroger Co.	Multiple body parts	Fall on same level
An employee was running to stop a shopping cart that that was rolling toward parked vehicles. She fell to the concrete/asphalt ground, suffering a broken jaw and shoulder.
2020-03-24	Savannah	Georgia	Kraton Chemical, LLC.	Foot (feet) and ankle(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
A forklift backed into an employee, breaking his left foot/ankle.
2020-03-22	Tavares	Florida	AdventHealth Waterman	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
While handling a patient's wallet, an employee came into contact with a white powder resulting in a possible exposure to fentanyl.
2020-02-06	Savannah	Georgia	J.C. Lewis Motor Company, Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was working from a walk board that was elevated by two A-frame step ladders to place metal sheeting on the roof of a newly constructed protective structure for an outside air compressor. The employee fell about four feet from the walk board and was injured.
2020-01-31	Navasota	Texas	Texas Pipe Works Inc	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was removing a 6-foot pipe from a machine when his hand went between the machine turret and the pipe, smashing his right ring finger and resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2020-01-27	Navasota	Texas	CForce Bottling Company LLC	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was removing a stuck bottle from a conveyor. The conveyor caught his right index finger and amputated the tip.
2020-01-15	Zavalla	Texas	AWP, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in work zone
An employee was setting up a lane closure. A Truck Mounted Attenuator (TMA) was stationed in the roadway with the crash cushion in the downward position. The arrow board was mounted on the TMA in the upward position with the arrow activated instructing the traffic to move over. The pilot vehicle with a trailer attached was approximately 102 feet in front of the TMA. The employee was between the pilot vehicle and the TMA, standing on the berm of the road with one foot on the berm and one foot on
2020-01-13	Savannah	Georgia	CHATHAM STEEL CORP.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was operating a gantry crane. The crane raised two steel plates instead of one, and the lower plate slipped from a clamp and landed on the employee's left index finger. The finger was partially amputated at the first joint.
2019-09-17	Savannah	Georgia	Port City Logistics, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee's left hand was pinched between the forks of a forklift and a trash hopper, resulting in an amputation of the left pinky finger above the first joint.
2019-08-26	Savannah	Georgia	Harcon, Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was dismantling sections of scaffolding. A section of the scaffolding took his personal fall protection with it as it fell, causing the employee to fall about 15 feet to the ground. He suffered a fractured left shin and a laceration to his forehead.
2019-08-23	Savannah	Georgia	National Retail Transportation, Inc.	Ankle(s)	Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was struck and run over by a forklift that was driving in the forward position with wood pallets stacked approximately 5 feet off the ground. The employee sustained a severe laceration to her left leg, a fractured left ankle, and contusions to her right leg and arms.
2019-08-23	Navarre	Ohio	STORAGE SOLUTIONS, INC	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
While dismantling a catwalk, an employee fell about 20 feet off the catwalk to the ground, breaking the right arm, left leg, and multiple ribs. The employee was not tied off at the time of the incident.
2019-08-23	Savannah	Georgia	International Paper Company	Leg(s)	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was opening a valve when the hot caustic (main component: sodium hydroxide) from an adjacent valve that was open sprayed him. The piping was shut down for maintenance and the injured employee was restoring it to service prior to the incident. The employee sustained a second degree burn on 2% of the right leg surface. The employee was hospitalized.
2019-08-19	Ava	Missouri	Southern Cross	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
On August 19, 2019, an employee was riding on an ATV to check leaks in pipe lines when the ATV flipped over in a washout. He was hospitalized with eight fractured ribs.
2019-08-14	Navasota	Texas	Ellwood Texas Forge Navasota	Lower leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
Two employees were rigging up a conveyor to slide it out and lift it up with a forklift; one employee was on the far side of the conveyor and the other was operating the forklift. The tines on the forklift hit the first employee's lower left leg, breaking it.
2019-07-25	Port Lavaca	Texas	E. F. Erwin, Inc.	Multiple trunk locations	Fall to lower level
An employee was aligning an elevator inside a tower when the employee fell from a height and suffered a head injury, broken pelvis, and broken back.
2019-06-07	Savannah	Georgia	William-Ryan Co., Inc.	Arm(s)	Fall on same level
An employee tripped and fell on a floor, suffering an open arm fracture with blood loss.
2019-05-18	Tavares	Florida	Walgreens Co.	Eye(s)	Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was bending down to get something from a bottom counter when the employee's eye hit a metal bag holder, causing an eye injury.
2019-05-10	Savannah	Georgia	International Paper Company	Fingertip(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee noticed that a pallet slipped on the shelving while he was centering a pallet below. The pallet shifted and fell on top of a box that was on the lower pallet. The employee's finger was pinched between the box and the lower pallet. The employee sustained a partial amputation of the left middle fingertip.
2019-03-28	Mayport Naval Station	Florida	Metro Machine Corp	Arm(s)	Fall on water vehicle
On March 28, 2019, a temporary employee was working inside the USS Iwo Jima's 50-foot tank from a mid-level platform, marking up areas needing repairs, when he fell 17 feet to the bottom of the tank. The platform was unguarded and personal protective equipment was not worn at the time of the incident. The employee was hospitalized with a head contusion and a broken arm.
2019-03-14	Savannah	Georgia	Qualawash Holdings, LLC	Multiple body parts	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was waiting for water to come through the trench drain and then across to him in the wastewater treatment area. Since the water was not coming through the wastewater treatment area, the employee determined the transfer line must be clogged, so he added steam to try to clear the line. The hose popped out of the discharge line in the pit and sprayed the employee with hot steam. He suffered burns to the wrists and abdomen.
2019-02-05	Savanna	Illinois	METFORM L.L.C.	Multiple trunk locations	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
The employee was assisting to load parts onto a sorting table. An attachment to the forklift tub is filled with parts that are dumped on the sorting table. The forklift operator had just rolled over half a tub onto the sorting table. When the employee was removing a rollover bar from the bin, it broke free and came out of the bin. The tub shifted on the forklift forks and fell over landing on the employee's shoulder, ribs and hip area. The employee sustained three broken ribs and a lumbar hernia
2019-01-26	Savannah	Georgia	HOME DEPOT DISTRIBUTION CENTER	Heel(s)	Nonroadway collision with other vehicle
Two forklifts collided; one of the operators had a heel caught between the two vehicles.
2019-01-21	Savannah	Georgia	William Barnet and Son, Inc.	Arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was working near the forming line when the employee's clothing was caught in a conveyor, resulting in a broken arm.
2018-09-22	Savannah	Georgia	Dirtt Environmental Solutions, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was cutting insulation from a roll with a circular hand cutter. The cutter amputated his left index fingertip.
2018-09-20	Savannah	Georgia	Cross Contracting, LLC	Thigh(s)	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
An employee was rigging and helping an excavator operator connect a reinforced concrete pipe when the pipe twisted and struck the employee's right femur, causing a deep contusion.
2018-09-12	Savannah	Georgia	U.S. Xpress, Inc.	Leg(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was exiting the back of a trailer when he fell to the ground and broke his leg in several places.
2018-09-04	Savannah	Georgia	Shaw Industries Group, Inc.	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
The injured employee was walking from a staging area to a receiving bullpen while talking to a forklift operator who was at the dockside of a forklift aisle. A second forklift operator was traveling in the forklift aisle and struck the injured employee's left foot, breaking four toes and causing a large contusion. The employee was hospitalized.
2018-07-13	Savannah	Georgia	HERITAGE CONSTRUCTION SAVANNAH, INC.	Forehead	Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was unchaining a grader from a lowboy trailer. He tripped and fell, and his head struck the trailer. He suffered a cut to the forehead and possibly other injuries.
2018-07-02	Port Lavaca	Texas	JRD Contractors LLC	Hand(s)	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was carrying buckets of hot tar to perform roofing activities when he tripped and lost his balance. The hot tar contacted his body, causing third degree burns to both of his hands.
2018-06-29	Savannah	Georgia	Roger Wood Foods, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee sustained an electric shock while pulling electrical cable through conduit on the roof and was hospitalized.
2018-06-07	Navarre	Ohio	Shearer's Snacks LLC	Upper and lower limb(s)	Nonroadway collision with other vehicle
Two reach trucks (stand-up forklifts) collided in the loading dock area while loading semi-trailers. One operator was not injured. One operator was thrown from the reach truck and fractured the right wrist and left ankle.
2018-06-06	Navasota	Texas	C & M Machining LP	Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was operating a CNC lathe as he polished a part. The part came off the spindle and struck the employee in the forehead and on the left shoulder. The employee sustained a laceration above the left eyebrow requiring stitches and a broken shoulder.
2018-05-21	Savanna	Oklahoma	Robinson Construction, LLC	Thigh(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was cleaning the top of a tank trailer when he fell to the ground, breaking his femur.
2018-05-17	Cavalier	North Dakota	Shopko Stores Operating Co., LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was moving a portable expandable roller conveyor system in the truck loading area when the conveyor system wheel rolled into a divot in the ground and the expandable portion of the conveyor closed on the employee's left middle finger, amputating it to the first knuckle.
2018-05-13	Navarre	Ohio	NICKLES BAKERY INC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
On 5/13/2018, an employee was attempting to clear a jam on an overhead bread cooler conveyor when the moving parts amputated the employee's right index and middle fingers. The conveyor was unguarded and was not locked/tagged out at the time.
2018-05-09	New Bavaria	Ohio	Verhoff Alfalfa Mills, Inc.	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
On May 9, 2018, an employee was inspecting a machine from an extension ladder when the ladder slipped from underneath the employee. The employee fell 6 feet and dislocated an ankle, requiring hospitalization.
2018-04-23	Savannah	Georgia	ARC Abatement, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Entangled in other object or equipment
An employee was using a rope and pulley system to lower asbestos bags from the seventh floor of a boiler when the rope (which was wet) slipped in his hands and looped around his right thumb, severely lacerating it and resulting in a surgical amputation at the first knuckle.
2018-03-25	Savannah	Georgia	Seaonus Stevedoring-Savannah LLC	Lumbar region	Fall on water vehicle
An employee was standing on coiled wire while removing strapping from other coiled wire inside the cargo hold of a vessel. As the employee was removing the strapping, he fell approximately 8 to 10 feet from the coiled wire he was standing on down onto the metal deck below. He sustained fractures to his lumbar spine.
2018-02-21	Savannah	Georgia	Green Acres Recycling, LLC	Leg(s)	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was working from a ladder about 8 feet high and fell fracturing a leg.
2018-02-16	Delavan	Wisconsin	Shopko Stores Operating Co., LLC	Leg(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was walking from the parking lot to the store to begin work,d slipped on ice that had accumulated on the sidewalk in front of the store, and fell onto the concrete. The employee received a compound fracture to the right leg.
2018-02-12	Savannah	Georgia	Bernhard MCC	Lower extremities	Other fall to lower level
An employee was installing pipe hanger into the ceiling. The employee was working from a 12-foot step ladder using a full body harness with an MSA beam clamp and self-retracting lifeline attached to a 5-inch I-beam. The anchor point was located approximately 3 to 4 feet to the rear of the employee's position with the employee facing away from the anchor point. The beam clamp and self-retracting lifeline became detached from the 5-inch beam allowing the devices to swing downward towards the emplo
2018-02-05	Savannah	Georgia	Roger Wood Foods, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was troubleshooting a packaging machine and was positioned between the top and bottom films when the machine cycled. The employee's right index finger was then caught and partially amputated in an in-running nip point. The machine was guarded at the time of the incident.
2018-01-29	Zavalla	Texas	Southern Hardwood Company, LLC	Multiple arm locations	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was drilling a hole in a wooden mat when the employee's right glove was grabbed by the countersink piece of the drill bit. The employee's right arm was then pulled by the moving drill bit, resulting in multiple fractures of the upper and lower right arm.
2017-10-10	Savannah	Georgia	Roger Wood Foods, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
An employee was attempting to determine if a packing machine's heat plate was warm when the employee's right hand was crushed between seal plates, amputating the ring fingertip. The machine was not locked out at the time of the incident.
2017-10-04	Savannah	Georgia	Circle K, Inc	Ankle(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee had taken the trash out to the dumpster and was leaving the gated area when the gate came off its hinges and knocked her to the ground. The gate then fell on and broke her left ankle.
2017-10-03	North Java	New York	Monty Acquisitions, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was using a table saw to rip-cut molding and severely lacerated the right middle finger, which was later amputated. The saw was unguarded at the time of the incident.
2017-08-17	Savannah	Georgia	Steel Erectors, Inc.	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was directing a forklift operator to a location to offload a metal staircase when the staircase slipped off the forklift and landed on the employee's right foot, fracturing his big toe and second toe.
2017-08-08	Mayport Naval Station	Florida	American Scaffold, Inc.	Leg(s)	Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet
An employee was entering a portable water tank to erect a scaffold when he fell through a hole in the platform about 10 to 15 feet to the tank's floor. He suffered a broken left leg, back injuries, and two head lacerations, requiring hospitalization.
2017-08-03	Savannah	Georgia	Thompson Tractor Supply, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was moving a 60-pound jack while removing a part from a service vehicle when he lost his balance. His left index fingertip was then caught and amputated between metal shelving and the jack.
2017-07-26	Navasota	Texas	Ellwood Texas Forge Navasota	Lower leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee set a 400-pound metal spindle on top of a metal table so that he could inspect it. The spindle then rolled off the table and hit his lower left leg, breaking it and requiring surgery.
2017-07-21	Savannah	Georgia	Doyle Construction Services, LLC	Thigh(s)	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
On July 21, 2017, at around 10:30 a.m., an employee was working from a welded frame scaffold approximately 15 to 20 feet high when he fell to the ground and broke his right femur.
2017-06-30	Navarre	Florida	Anderson Columbia Co Inc.	Leg(s)	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
An employee was standing on the ground setting concrete rubble onto an excavator bucket when the excavator bucket moved, striking the employee on the right lower leg. He suffered a skin tear and fracture to his right leg, requiring hospitalization.
2017-06-21	Savannah	Georgia	Pioneer Construction, Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet
An employee was installing wooden guardrails around a newly cut stairway opening with a coworker on the second floor when part of the floor collapsed. The employee fell approximately 10 feet to the first floor concrete flooring, fracturing the left shin and injuring the right knee and back.
2017-06-14	Tavares	Florida	Circle K Stores	Ankle(s)	Fall on same level
An employee was sweeping outside the store past the gas pumps. When the employee stepped off the concrete and into sand, the employee fell and fractured the right ankle on both sides.
2017-06-11	Havana	Florida	Coastal Forest Resources Company	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was helping to strap and stencil loads of plywood using a strapper when he experienced severe leg and stomach cramps. He was hospitalized with severe high blood pressure due to heat stress.
2017-06-11	Delavan	Wisconsin	Delavan Lake Lawn Management LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to other harmful substances
An employee suffered an allergic reaction while cutting red onions, requiring hospitalization.
2017-03-13	Savannah	Georgia	Gulf Stream Aerospace	Brain	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was walking in the shop area when he tripped over a device used to cover wires on the floor. He fell and suffered a head injury and brain hemorrhage.
2017-03-08	Savannah	Georgia	FUJI VEGETABLE OIL, INC.	Multiple body parts	Contact with hot objects or substances
The employee was removing a hose from a tank of water/oil mix that was approximately 226 degrees Fahrenheit to use in another location. The valve was open when the hose was removed resulting in the hot liquid spraying out under pressure onto the employee. The employee suffered second and third degree burns to the face, neck, stomach, and both arms.
2017-02-24	Tavares	Florida	Ferrellgas Inc.	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Overexertion in lifting-single episode
An employee was lifting propane bottles and suffered a pinched nerve in his back. The employee was hospitalized.
2017-02-20	Navarre	Florida	Sandbox Boyz LLC	Fingertip(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was trimming bushes at a jobsite. As he was attempting to grab a hedge lopper, he grabbed the bottom of the tool and hit the trigger. The blade then amputated his left ring fingertip.
2017-01-30	Havana	Florida	Coastal Plywood Company	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
An employee was waiting at the gate that leads to the press loader. His right foot was underneath the gate and his right toe was hanging over the edge of the pit. When the press loader step indexed down, his right foot got caught between the press loader step and the edge of the pit resulting in a crushing injury to his right toe. The tip of the toe was surgically amputated.
2017-01-25	Savannah	Georgia	US Mechanical Contractors, LLC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
On January 25, 2017, at around 9:30 a.m., employee 1 was operating a Skyjack Telehandler forklift with a telescopic boom and outriggers on the front. Employee 2 attached a nylon choker midway down a steel pipe that was 40 feet long and 10.75 inches in diameter. Employee 2 then attached the other end of the checker to a hook located under the boom of the forklift just behind the forks. Employee 1 lifted the steel pipe and carried it to an area where there were existing above ground steel supports
2017-01-10	Delavan	Wisconsin	Health Services Group, Inc.	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped and fell on an ice-covered sidewalk in the parking lot, breaking her hip and requiring hospitalization.
2016-10-13	Savannah	Georgia	Seaonus Stevedoring-Savannah LLC	Multiple body parts	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was rigging supersized bags of etibor material. After rigging the bag, one of the top bags rolled off the stack and struck the employee who sustained a broken shoulder blade, broken right pelvic bone, and detached right ankle.
2016-09-15	Savannah	Georgia	Seaonus Stevedoring-Savannah LLC	Multiple body parts	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was using an air hose to blow off debris around the forklift radiator. He removed a forklift radiator cap and hot anti-freeze spewed out of the radiator, burning his arms and face.
2016-09-13	Navasota	Texas	Schulte Roofing, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating the panel roll forming machine and was measuring a piece of panel that had to be cut. As he was running the piece through the machine, his left ring and middle fingers were amputated.
2016-09-06	Savannah	Georgia	UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC.	Arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee's arms were pulled into a conveyor guard while the employee was attempting to retrieve a package. The employee suffered fractures to both arms, requiring hospitalization.
2016-08-25	Tavares	Florida	Metro Steel & Pipe Supply Inc	Multiple body parts	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was working near the steel loader rake unit. The unit slipped and rolled over the employee breaking his right foot and three ribs.
2016-08-22	Savannah	Georgia	Marinex Construction, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was working on the deck of the barge assisting with securing the dredge swing anchor. The employee placed his left hand between the anchor and the side of the barge. While lifting the anchor, the employee's left thumb was crushed and suffered a partial amputation (above the knuckle).
2016-07-20	Savage	Minnesota	Cargill, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On July 20, 2016, at approximately 12:30 pm, an employee was in the process of moving a loaded barge with a cable that travels through a sheave. The employee's hand became caught in the sheave amputating the employee's right index, middle, and ring fingers at the first knuckle.
2016-07-19	Savannah	Georgia	Southway Crane & Rigging, LLC.	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was assisting an air conditioning contractor position an air conditioner for the crane lift. The employee's right hand was caught between the air conditioner unit and the curb/asphalt causing the amputation of the right middle fingertip and a fractured finger.