| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-10-13 | Bartow | Fl | ORANGE INDUSTRIAL SERVICES, LLC | Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
| An employee was pressure washing and when he pulled the trigger to the pressure washer the shoulder stock shot back into his right shoulder, resulting in a fracture that required hospitalization. | |||||
| 2021-01-11 | Bartow | Fl | H2A Complete II, Inc. | Hip(s) and leg(s) | Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area |
| A bus backed into an employee who was working in a field as a harvester. The employee suffered ankle and hip fractures, as well as torn back ligaments. | |||||
| 2019-06-18 | Bartow | Florida | Valmont Utility Inc. | Lower leg(s) | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
| An employee was working in a de-molding section. While he was walking on the back of the plate of the mold, the tension plate fell off and landed on his legs. His left fibula was broken and tissue was torn in his right leg, requiring stitching. He was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2019-01-24 | Bartow | Florida | L & M Pallet Services Inc | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
| While cutting lumber using a chop saw, an employee sustained a partial amputation of the right middle and index fingers. | |||||
| 2018-08-10 | Bartow | Florida | Wharton-Smith | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| An employee was collapsing forms when his finger slid down the side of the form and was amputated. | |||||
| 2018-01-10 | Bartow | Florida | B & R Profiles | Hand(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery |
| An employee was starting up a grinder pulverizer when he noticed that water was leaking from the pulverizer. As he tried to wipe away the water, his fingers became trapped by one of the pulverizer fins. He suffered a hand injury and was hospitalized. The pulverizer was running at the time of the incident. | |||||
| 2016-07-20 | Bartow | Florida | Valmont Newmark, Inc. | Foot (feet) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee's foot was pinned under the motor of a gantry crane he was operating. He was pulled along for 38 inches and was hospitalized with two broken toes and a broken metatarsal. | |||||
| 2015-09-29 | Bartow | Florida | Valmont Newmark, Inc. | Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| While a travel crane operator was in the process of climbing up to the cab of the crane, he slipped off a rung that was approximately 28 inches from the ground and hit his head on the ground. He suffered a laceration to the skull along with swelling at the base of his spine near the neck. | |||||
| 2015-09-27 | Bartow | Florida | Flanders Corporation | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Overexertion in lifting-single episode |
| An employee lifted, carried, and placed 6-inch frames, which weighed approximately 28 pounds, 3 feet to a nearby table. While separating the material, he felt a pop in his stomach and instantly experienced pain. He was hospitalized for rupturing a pre-existing hernia, requiring surgery. | |||||
| 2015-04-26 | Bartow | Florida | Flanders Corporation | Nonclassifiable | Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway |
| An employee fell off of an electric pallet jack onto the concrete floor after turning into an aisle. | |||||