Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-10-29	Bradenton	Fl	AF BARRIERS, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was helping operate a vinyl-melting machine. The machine's press crushed and burned the tip of his left index finger.
2021-10-07	Bradenton	Fl	Walmart Supercenter	Wrist(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was putting in labels on a top stock cart. While climbing down the three-step ladder, she fell from the cart onto the floor, resulting in a left wrist fracture that required surgery and hospitalization.
2021-10-04	Bradenton	Fl	Commercial Residential Aluminum & Fabricating, LLC	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee was using a ladder to install gutters on a second-story roof. The employee fell from the ladder, hit the first-story roof and then hit the ground, resulting in a ruptured spleen and a pelvic/hip bone injury.
2021-05-28	Bradenton	Fl	Bealls, Inc	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee went to remove a garment that had jammed on a conveyor line. The tip of her right ring finger got caught in the conveyor belt and was amputated.
2021-04-29	Bradenton	Fl	Acapulco Tropical Supermarket	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was preparing dough in a dough machine. The machine was closed and turned on with her left index finger inside, amputating her fingertip. She was hospitalized.
2021-03-26	Bradenton	Fl	Team Edition Apparel, Inc.	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was loading t-shirts on a screen printing machine. The printing machine rotated, struck the employee's abdomen, and pinned them between a printing pallet and the screen. The employee sustained bruised ribs and a fractured back.
2021-02-03	Bradenton	Fl	Bealls, Inc	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was walking up the stairs when they turned to go back down and fell down two or three steps to the floor, resulting in a fractured left ankle.
2020-10-16	Bradenton	Fl	DURLACH INDUSTRIES, INC.	Multiple body parts	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee had been finishing concrete while wearing gloves and a long sleeve shirt. The employee left work at 2:00 PM on 10/16/2020. The employee went to the hospital at 5:00 PM, having sustained contact dermatitis on the hands, arms, and back of the neck due to exposure to concrete.
2020-10-09	Bradenton	Fl	Think Global LLC	Multiple body parts	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee contacted overhead power lines while in a truck basket and suffered electrical burns to the right arm, right side of torso, and right hip.
2020-09-09	Bradenton	Fl	Publix Super Markets, Inc	Elbow(s)	Fall on same level
An employee fell while walking, landing on the floor and suffering a broken left elbow.
2020-08-05	Bradenton	Fl	Irby Construction Company	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was clearing debris from the pin hole while setting up an auger into a shaft. The shaft and auger then fell into place and pinched his right middle finger. The employee suffered a fingertip amputation, just above the nailbed.
2020-07-24	Bradenton	Florida	Rayco Electric, Inc	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was installing wiring at a home. As he was coming down an 8-foot ladder, he fell. He landed on the ground and broke his right ankle.
2020-06-27	Bradenton	Florida	A & M Servicios Latinos, LLC	Multiple body parts	Struck, caught, or crushed in other collapsing structure or equipment
Two employees were standing next to a wall when a strong breeze caused the wall to crack. It fell onto one of the workers, covering his body in blocks. He suffered broken teeth and bones.
2020-03-25	Bradenton	Florida	Bright Future Electric, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was installing conduit on a wall. He had to loosen the metal straps to get the pipe in the correct position. As he was adjusting the pipe, it slipped and fell. Its circular end struck his left middle and ring fingers, severing the fingertips.
2020-02-24	Bradenton	Florida	ARS Rescue Rooter-Unique Services	Hand(s)	Contact with cold objects or substances
An employee was servicing an air conditioner unit at a customer's house. Upon completion, the employee attempted to disconnect a Freon gauge from the air conditioner unit. One of the valves got stuck and Freon gas started to flow out. The employee reapplied the gauge as the Freon was coming out and sustained freon burns to both hands.
2020-02-24	Bradenton	Florida	MSB Services, LLC	Arm(s)	Struck by object or equipment
An employee was removing a high mast light pole at a highway interchange. The crane rigging broke and struck the employee resulting in a broken arm.
2020-01-29	Bradenton	Florida	Carrabba's	Fingertip(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was cutting tomatoes with a knife when he hit a hard spot on the sundried tomato, causing the knife to jump and smash down on his right thumb. As a result, his right thumb tip was amputated.
2020-01-15	Bradenton	Florida	AER-FLO CANVAS PRODUCTS, INC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
On January 15, 2020, an employee was working at a welding machine and holding the tarp as it came out of the machine. As the machine began to cut the tarp, the employee attempted to cut the corner of the tarp with scissors. The machine's blade then contacted his finger, resulting in a partial amputation of the left fifth digit.
2019-09-19	Bradenton Beach	Florida	Southern Road & Bridge, LLC	Lower leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was injured when a forklift drove over their left foot, causing the employee to buckle, and then the forklift drove over their lower right leg. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured right tibia.
2019-07-31	Bradenton	Florida	Beall's Outlet Stores, Inc.	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping
An employee tripped and fell to the floor, suffering a broken hip.
2019-07-18	Bradenton	Florida	WOODRUFF & SONS, INC.	Multiple trunk locations	Other fall to lower level
An employee stepped off the frame of the crusher and fell to the ground. He was hospitalized with injuries to his ribs and right hip.
2019-06-27	Bradenton	Florida	Utopia Farms II, LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
At approximately 3:00 p.m., an employee whose shift started at 8:00 a.m. was found unresponsive under a tree due to heat stress.
2019-06-23	Bradenton	Florida	CHARTER COMMUNICATION, LLC	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was working at a customer's home, replacing an aerial drop. His ladder was on the strand approximately 15 feet above the ground. As he began to descend the ladder, the strand shifted, causing the ladder to shift, and he fell about 10 feet to the ground. He suffered a bruised rib and liver.
2019-04-23	Bradenton	Florida	JUNIPER LANDSCAPING OF FLORIDA, LLC	Nonclassifiable	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was under a recently planted oak tree when the wind caused it to fall. The employee was struck and trapped beneath the tree, suffering multiple fractures and paralysis.
2019-04-04	Bradenton	Florida	Roofing by Curry	Upper and lower limb(s)	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee fell from a roof to the ground 12 feet below, suffering bruises to the heels, the left arm, and the wrist.
2019-02-25	Bradenton	Florida	Falcon Electric, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Struck by falling object or equipment
An electrician was taking out an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) system. One of the systems was set on the ground by an aerial lift. While the second system was being set on the ground, the employee was walking between the two systems. One of the units fell on him trapping him between the two systems. The employee suffered an ear injury, a broken jaw and a broken leg and was hospitalized.
2019-02-19	Bradenton	Florida	Tropicana Products, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
A valve in a piping system closed on an employee's left fourth and fifth fingers, amputating the tips.
2018-08-27	Bradenton	Florida	Turtle Southeast, LLC.	Lower leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was walking next to a milling machine when it ran over his right foot. Amputating his foot and ankle.
2018-08-20	Bradenton	Florida	Frontier Communication of Florida LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
On 08/20/18, after helping to locate, expose, and splice a fiber optic service drop to a customer's residence, an employee experienced heat-related illness and was hospitalized with lower leg swelling and heat stroke.
2018-06-28	Bradenton	Florida	Publix Super Markets, Inc.	Thigh(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was pulling a pallet jack and it rolled over his left foot. He then fell to the ground breaking his right proximal femur.
2018-06-22	Bradenton	Florida	SKDI, Incorporated	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was painting about 8 feet off the ground on a metal walk board. He fell about 8 feet to the ground below, suffering head trauma and broken vertebrae.
2018-06-14	Bradenton	Florida	SeaBreeze Electric, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was pulling electrical wire through an outlet box when his left thumb was cut on the edge of the box, requiring hospitalization.
2018-05-02	Bradenton	Florida	Avon Cabinet Corporation	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting plywood using a table saw when the blade amputated his right pinky finger and lacerated his right ring fingertip.
2018-05-01	Bradenton	Florida	Ms. Manners Childcare, Incorporated	Ankle(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface
An employee was walking past basketball courts when the employee fell in a hole, twisting and fracturing an ankle.
2018-04-30	Bradenton	Florida	Yellowfin Yachts, Inc.	Wrist(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was using a table saw to cut a starboard panel when the panel kicked back and broke his wrist, requiring hospitalization and surgery.
2018-04-09	Bradenton	Florida	Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc	Fingertip(s)	Struck against object or equipment while moving it
An employee was attempting to pick up a flower stem cutter when the cutting bar cut her right middle finger, resulting in a right middle fingertip amputation.
2018-03-01	Bradenton	Florida	Builders FirstSource - Florida, LLC	Multiple body parts	Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet
An employee was on the interior of a building and leaning out the window to weather proof the flange when the employee slipped and fell 14 feet to the ground. The employee punctured a lung and broke the upper left arm, clavicle, upper chest bone, six left-side ribs, and lower back.
2017-09-03	Bradenton	Florida	Tropicana Manufacturing Company, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was working on a valve when the valve closed on and amputated one of the employee's right fingertips.
2017-09-01	Bradenton	Florida	Pacesetter Personnel Services	Brain	Fall through surface or existing opening
An employee was at a construction/demolition site when he sat down on a piece of plywood that was covering a hole in the floor and fell through it. He contacted the floor below and suffered head trauma, requiring hospitalization.
2017-09-01	Bradenton	Florida	JP Services of Sarasota, LLC	Brain	Fall through surface or existing opening
On September 1, 2017, a temporary employee fell through a hole from the second floor to the first floor, suffering a head injury and brain swelling. He was hospitalized.
2017-07-07	Bradenton	Florida	Auto Nation Ford Bradenton	Upper arm(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was getting up from her desk when she tripped over a rug, fracturing her right upper arm.
2017-06-05	Bradenton	Florida	Forristall Enterprises, Inc.	Leg(s)	Slip without fall
An employee was going to pick up pieces of concrete that were cut from the building when his foot slipped and was caught between two pieces of concrete slab, breaking his leg. He was hospitalized.
2017-05-22	Bradenton	Florida	T. Destefano Painting, LLC.	Hand(s), except finger(s)	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was about to take an extension ladder down when he slipped and fell 6 feet off the ladder to the ground, fracturing his right knuckles.
2017-04-28	Bradenton	Florida	Builders FirstSource Florida, Inc.	Hand(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was using a saw to cut wood and cut his left hand. The employee was hospitalized.
2017-04-28	Bradenton	Florida	B.L. Smith Electric Inc	Multiple body parts	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was placing screws in a electrical panel when a screw touched wires and created an arc flash. He sustained burns to the left hand and chest and was hospitalized.
2017-03-13	Bradenton	Florida	West Rock, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle
An employee was putting a trailer jack under a trailer when the yard dog rolled back and hit his left side. He suffered a broken leg and pelvis.
2017-01-23	Bradenton	Florida	Christmas Designers	Nonclassifiable	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee working from an aerial lift removing Christmas decorations received an electric shock from a possible arc flash. The employee received second and third degree burns.
2017-01-05	Bradenton	Florida	Pierce Manufacturing, Inc.	Lumbar region	Overexertion in lifting-single episode
An employee was lifting an aluminum panel (a hutch compartment) when he suffered a herniated disc in his lower back. He was hospitalized.
2016-10-12	Bradenton	Florida	E.T MacKenzie of Florida, Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
Employees were cutting a water main when a pressurized pipe burst and struck them, causing contusions and lacerations.
2016-09-01	Bradenton	Florida	U.S. Postal Services	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall on same level
An employee was walking and fell breaking a rib and puncturing a lung.
2016-08-09	Bradenton	Florida	Otis Joiner Roofing Contractor, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee was getting ready to step from the roof onto a ladder when it started to rain. He fell to the ground and suffered back and sprain injuries.
2016-06-14	Bradenton Beach	Florida	FL. Southern Roofing and Sheet Metal, Inc.	Leg(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee's leg was punctured by the nail from a nail gun the employee was using to hang fascia.
2016-05-09	Bradenton	Florida	Freedom Village of Bradenton, LLC	Multiple trunk locations	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped and fell while pushing a trash can in the kitchen area. The employee suffered a fractured right hip and back and was admitted to the hospital.
2016-02-01	Bradenton	Florida	84 Lumber	Hip(s)	Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was trying to unjam the dumpster on a forklift when the forklift struck the employee's hip. The employee required hip surgery.
2015-12-20	Bradenton	Florida	The Windsor Oaks	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
There was a fire inside a patient's room. An employee suffered smoke inhalation while removing another employee from the room.
2015-12-07	Bradenton	Florida	Independent Aluminum	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
While drilling aluminum, an employee's right middle finger was amputated when it got caught in a stationary drill.
2015-12-05	Bradenton	Florida	Foristall Enterprises	Brain	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was picking up debris in the main work area. He walked up to an excavator as the bucket was turning. The bucket struck his shoulder, causing him to fall down and hit his head.
2015-10-19	Bradenton	Florida	Inspired Living at Lakewood Ranch #6	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate
An employee was pushing a dumpster into an enclosure. A gust of wind caught the enclosure door and slammed the door into the dumpster catching the employee's left hand middle finger resulting in amputation.
2015-06-30	Bradenton	Florida	Winn Dixie Stores, Inc	Nonclassifiable	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was looking for frosting in the freezer and slipped and fell.
2015-03-28	Bradenton	Florida	Medical Center HCA	Head, neck, and trunk	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was cleaning/washing the counter in the ER department. She slipped and injured her head, neck, and lower back. The floor was wet at the time.
2015-01-03	Bradenton	Florida	Tropicana Products, Inc.	Ankle(s) and leg(s)	Roadway noncollision incident, n.e.c.
An employee was hospitalized after being hit by a forklift that was unloading boxes of pulp from a flatbed stationed in the roadway. The forklift backed up and ran over the employee's leg as he was leaving work, resulting in a fractured ankle and leg.