| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-15 | Belle Glade | Fl | J & J SUGAR HARVESTERS, INC. | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway |
| An employee was driving a tractor when it went out of control. The employee jumped from the tractor, landed on a rock, and suffered rib fractures. | |||||
| 2020-08-07 | Belle Glade | Fl | Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative of Florida | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
| An employee was performing maintenance on a lock/latch mechanism when their pinky finger got caught between the piston and the rail of the machine, resulting in amputation of the pinky finger from the knuckle up. | |||||
| 2020-06-22 | Belle Glade | Florida | Big Lake Planting, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle |
| An employee was leaning against a mule train going over a rough patch in a corn field. He was trying to adjust the wing to stabilize it when the wing moved and came down, crushing his finger. As a result, his left index fingertip was amputated. | |||||
| 2020-02-01 | Belle Glade | Florida | Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative of Florida | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
| An employee was removing blades from a cane knife when the blades amputated the employee's left middle finger. | |||||
| 2020-01-31 | Belle Glade | Florida | TKM FARMS, INC. | Fingertip(s) | Injured by handheld object or equipment |
| An employee's fingertip was amputated by a hedge clipper. | |||||
| 2019-09-11 | Belle Glade | Florida | Martinez and Sons Trucking, Inc | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
| An employee became dizzy while planting sugar cane and was hospitalized, suffering from heat stress. | |||||
| 2019-08-29 | Belle Glade | Florida | Irby Construction Company | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
| An employee was changing an auger on a digger truck when two of his fingers were amputated. | |||||
| 2019-08-13 | Belle Glade | Florida | GLADE & GROVE SUPPLY OF BELLE GLADE, LLC | Pelvis | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| An employee was removing an 800-pound inner wheel and tire from a tractor. The wheel slid down the tapered axle shaft and fell on top of the employee resulting in a broken pelvis. | |||||
| 2019-07-26 | Belle Glade | Florida | Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative of Florida | Multiple body parts | Nonstructural fire, n.e.c. |
| While an employee was cleaning around boilers, a blast of fire came through an open observation door of a boiler. The employee sustained second degree burns to the back of his hands, arms, neck, and face. | |||||
| 2019-03-13 | Belle Glade | Florida | TKM BENGARD FARMS, LLC | Leg(s) | Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object |
| An employee was driving a tractor along a farm road to collect bags of garbage. She stepped off the tractor and grabbed a trash bag from the ground. While getting back onto the tractor, she slipped and fell. The tractor tire ran over her leg, breaking it. | |||||
| 2018-03-26 | Belle Glade | Florida | McNeill Labor Management | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
| An employee vomited and passed out due to heat stress while collecting corn, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
| 2018-02-23 | Belle Glade | Florida | A. DUDA & SONS, INC. | Hip(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment |
| An employee was working when a pallet of celery and boxes of radishes fell on him, injuring his left hip. He was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2018-01-06 | Belle Glade | Florida | McNeill Labor Management | Multiple trunk locations | Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway |
| An employee was driving a tractor when it rolled over on her. She suffered a fractured hip and collapsed lung. | |||||
| 2017-10-12 | Belle Glade | Florida | CENTURY CONTRACTORS, INC. | Fingertip(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
| An employee was bending a pipe with a metal punch when the punch amputated his left index fingertip. | |||||
| 2017-04-06 | Belle Glade | Florida | SUGAR CANE GROWERS COOPERATIVE OF FLORIDA | Brain | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee fell from a ladder to the ground while tightening a bolt on a ramp. The employee lost consciousness, suffered a possible concussion, and injured the left shoulder and arm. | |||||
| 2017-01-02 | Belle Glade | Florida | SUGAR CANE GROWERS COOPERATIVE OF FLORIDA | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was re-attaching the dump arm to the main frame of a cane trailer. The employee's right index finger was crushed in a pinch point causing an open fracture. | |||||
| 2016-03-28 | Belle Glade | Florida | Hundley Farms Inc | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| An employee was connecting a fifth wheel trailer hitch when the trailer came down and crushed his right thumb. His thumb was partially amputated and required surgery. | |||||
| 2015-08-24 | Belle Glade | Florida | FLORIDA CRYSTALS CORPORATION | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was installing a disc section on a tractor implement when his hand was caught between the pry bar and the implement frame. The employee received deep lacerations to his fourth and fifth fingers. The employee had surgery and was admitted overnight for observation. | |||||