| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-11-16 | Boynton Beach | Fl | The Owen Group Corp | Upper and lower limb(s) | Direct exposure to electricity |
| An employee was digging a hole when they cut a conduit that was leaking water in order to cap it off. The conduit contained a live electrical line that flashed and resulted in burns to the employee's arms and leg. | |||||
| 2021-05-11 | Boynton Beach | Fl | RJS Electric INC | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| An employee was on a ladder wiring an overhead fan and fell 5 feet off the ladder onto the ground. The employee suffered pain in the back, neck, and right arm. | |||||
| 2021-02-12 | Boynton Beach | Fl | Chesapeake Utilities Corporation. | Multiple body parts | Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue |
| An employee was dispensing propane into a customer's tank when the employee sustained chemical burns to the left hand, left leg, and part of the abdomen from the propane. | |||||
| 2020-09-22 | Boynton Beach | Fl | Moreno Roofing, Services LLC | Nonclassifiable | Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet |
| An employee was performing roofing work from inside a man-made box attached to a forklift and fell 20 feet to the lower level. | |||||
| 2020-06-30 | Boynton Beach | Florida | TOP CUT LAWN SERVICES NORTH, LLC | Nonclassifiable | Nonroadway incident involving motorized land vehicle |
| An employee who had been operating a front-end loader was found trapped and crushed underneath the loader, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
| 2020-06-23 | Boynton Beach | Florida | FirstService Residential | Thigh(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| An employee fell from a 5-rung step ladder while removing Christmas decorations, suffering a broken femur. | |||||
| 2020-05-13 | Boynton Beach | Florida | Crossmark, Inc. | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Fall on same level, n.e.c. |
| An employee was setting 20 lb. charcoal bags at a Publix supermarket when the employee felt dizzy and fell to the floor, suffering a cracked rib and minor cuts to the face and hands. | |||||
| 2019-05-30 | Boynton Beach | Florida | Bethesda Health, Inc. | Upper and lower limb(s) | Fall through surface or existing opening |
| An employee was unloading food from a truck when the employee fell between the truck and the dock to the floor, suffering contusions to the thigh and elbow. | |||||
| 2019-03-07 | Boynton Beach | Florida | Discovery Village at Boynton Beach | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against object or equipment |
| A kitchen cook was cleaning a meat slicer when the pad of her right index finger was amputated. | |||||
| 2018-02-04 | Boynton Beach | Florida | FLOOR AND DECOR OUTLETS OF AMERICA INC. | Hand(s) | Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker |
| An employee was moving a stone display board when it smashed his left hand, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
| 2017-08-31 | Boynton Beach | Florida | Edison Power Constructors, Inc | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| A crew was lifting a concrete power pole off a pole trailer to verify the lifting point was in the proper position. The injured employee's hand was on an insulator that was attached to the pole, checking for balance, when the pole shifted and caught his right pinky finger between the insulator and a bolt on a second pole that was on the trailer. His finger was fractured between the main and middle knuckles. | |||||
| 2017-08-29 | Boynton Beach | Florida | Welch Tennis Courts, Inc. | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
| On 8/29/2017 at 12:50 p.m., an employee was pouring concrete at a construction site when he became ill and later started sweating profusely and had shortness of breath. He was hospitalized for possible heat stress or heat stroke. | |||||
| 2017-08-10 | Boynton Beach | Florida | FPL | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Struck by powered vehicle-nontransport, n.e.c. |
| An employee was waiting for a work truck when the work truck placed an outrigger down on his right foot, crushing and fracturing the fourth and fifth toes. | |||||
| 2017-07-19 | Boynton Beach | Florida | CASTLEGATE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC. | Nonclassifiable | Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet |
| An employee was trimming a palm tree from a boom lift when he fell approximately 25 feet. He suffered fractures and was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2017-06-13 | Boynton Beach | Florida | The Minor Corporation | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| An employee was performing preventive maintenance on a docking mechanism when it dropped. The employee fractured the left ring finger and suffered tendon damage when he tried to catch it. | |||||
| 2017-04-17 | Boynton Beach | Florida | Warren's Concrete Services | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
| An employee was cutting wood stakes out of 2x4s with a hand saw and lacerated a finger on the left hand. | |||||
| 2017-02-15 | Boynton Beach | Florida | HELENA CHEMICAL COMPANY | Hand(s) | Nonclassifiable |
| An employee was unloading a truck when his hand was caught and smashed between a forklift tire and a piece of wood, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
| 2016-07-16 | Boynton Beach | Florida | RANDSTAD US, L.P. | Ankle(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment |
| An employee was organizing pallets in a warehouse. A wooden pallet fell onto the employee and fractured an ankle. | |||||
| 2016-06-30 | Boynton Beach | Florida | Gustafson Industries, Inc. | Wrist(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| While descending from the roof on an extended ladder, an employee slipped and fell approximately 4 feet from the ladder, spraining the left wrist. | |||||
| 2016-02-23 | Boynton Beach | Florida | PIKE ELECTRIC, INC. | Multiple body parts | Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts |
| An employee was working on overhead powerlines when an arc flash occurred, causing second degree burns to his face, neck, and arm. | |||||
| 2015-11-23 | Boynton Beach | Florida | FLOOR AND DECOR OUTLETS OF AMERICA INC. | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area |
| An employee was helping a customer load merchandise into their vehicle. A forklift was backing up and crushed the employee's right foot. The employee suffered two fractured toes and required surgery. | |||||
| 2015-10-18 | Boynton Beach | Florida | Tradesmen International, LLC. | Lumbar region | Fall through surface or existing opening |
| On or about 10/18/2015, an employee was running an electrical conduit in the attic. When the employee went to get a level, the employee fell through the attic access to the ground and injured their lower back. | |||||
| 2015-04-15 | Boynton Beach | Florida | Top Notch Landscaping & Design Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Contact with objects and equipment |
| On April 15, 2015, an employee punctured the middle finger of his left hand while repairing a communications cable that had been damaged while cutting tree roots. His finger swelled and the employee was admitted to hospital. | |||||
| 2015-01-05 | Boynton Beach | Florida | Kiaran McLaughlin Racing & Stable Inc. | Thigh(s) | Thrown, fell, or jumped from animal being ridden |
| On or about 1/5/15 at 6:30 a.m., an employee was riding a horse back to the barn after completing morning exercises. The horse reared up, could not withstand its weight, and fell over. This resulted in injury to the employee, breaking his femur bone. | |||||