DateCityStateEmployerBody PartEvent
2021-10-11BrandonSdMidwest Railcar Repair, Inc.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Struck by discharged object or substance
At about 10:00 p.m. on October 11, 2021, an employee was cleaning a pressurized paint gun. The gun activated while his left ring ringer was in front of the paint nozzle, which injected paint and solvent into the finger.
2021-01-20BrandonFlSRS DISTRIBUTION, INC.Lower leg(s)Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
An employee was transitioning from a roof to a ladder. The ladder fell out from under him and he fell to the ground about 16 feet below, suffering a broken left tibia and fibula.
2020-10-19BrandonWiGrowMark Inc.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
An employee was checking the gap between the feed rollers when his right hand was caught in the rollers. Multiple fingers on the right hand were amputated.
2020-10-09BrandonSdAtlas Hydraulics Inc.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was operating a tube bender and noticed that one of the pressure dies was misaligned. The employee initiated a manual pause on the bender and then started adjusting the pressure die. A separate pressure die actuated, catching the employee's finger between the pressure die and a tube die causing injury to the distal phalanx of the right middle finger which required medical amputation.
2020-01-23BrandonWisconsinFairwater Garage, Inc.Hip(s)Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was walking to his car after parking a bus in the parking lot when the employee slipped on ice and fell, suffering a broken hip that required hospitalization.
2020-01-07BrandonSouth DakotaMorton Buildings, Inc. Head and trunkStruck by object or equipment
An employee was unloading rolls of insulation from the back of a flatbed trailer when a roll struck the employee, causing him to fall off the truck to the ground. He suffered broken ribs, a broken back, and a potential brain bleed.
2019-09-10BrandonMississippiWASTE MANAGEMENT OF MISSISSIPPI, INC.BODY SYSTEMSExposure to environmental heat
An employee was working outdoors performing waste collection activities on a residential route and suffered heat exhaustion.
2019-07-24BrandonMississippiTHRASH COMMERCIAL CONTRACTORS, INC.Foot (feet)Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle
An employee was standing next to a tractor when it rolled backwards and the right front tire rolled onto the employee's right foot. The employee sustained torn tendons and a fractured right foot.
2019-04-11BrandonMississippiWaste Management of Jackson, MS.Thigh(s)Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in roadway
An employee was crossing the street when a passing car struck him, breaking his femur. He was hospitalized.
2019-01-22BrandonFloridaSears, Roebuck and Co.Hip(s)Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was working in the mattress department when she tripped on the wheel of a mattress frame and fractured her right hip.
2019-01-17BrandonSouth DakotaMIDWEST RAILCAR REPAIR, INC.PelvisJack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
An employee was on an ATV retrieving material from an outdoor storage area when the employee hit an ice patch on gravel and the ATV flipped. The employee suffered pelvic fractures.
2018-07-29BrandonFloridaLowe's Home Centers, LLCChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersOther fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was working from an order picker at about four feet high. She fell off the order picker and broke several ribs.
2018-02-01BrandonFloridaRollins, Inc.Multiple body partsFall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet
A technician was treating insulation in an attic when he fell through the ceiling and onto the floor of a residential home resulting in a fractured hand and L-3 vertebra.
2017-04-15BrandonSouth DakotaMarmen Energy, Inc.Fingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
An employee was using a portable angle grinder and a sanding disc to remove weld spatter from a 3-11 shell weighing approximately 11,900 pounds. The employee was checking the alignment of the shell with its flange when their gloved, left hand was caught between the shell and the poly wheel of the roller upon which the shell was sitting/rotating. The employee's left thumb, ring and pinky fingers suffered lacerations that required sutures. His index and middle fingertips were fractured requiring p
2017-03-30BrandonFloridaWaste Management of Tampa, IncBrainFall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, roadway
An employee was riding on the rear load yard waste truck and fell off resulting in a head injury.
2017-02-16BrandonSouth DakotaSpartan ERVFingertip(s)Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was inspecting a pump house frame when he discovered the back board box was installed upside down. He enlisted a coworker to help remove and reinstall the box. His left hand was inside the box and his right hand was underneath it as it moved a few inches. When it cleared the framework, the box fell and pinched the employee's finger between it and a piece of angle iron below. His right middle fingertip was partially amputated.
2015-12-05BrandonFloridaAir Rescue Air Conditioning, Inc.Eye(s)Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was pulling a wire using needle nose pliers. The pliers slipped, and the wire struck and severely injured the employee's right eye.
2015-10-01BrandonFloridaSouthern Equipment Corp.Eye(s)Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was cutting sheet metal when the sheet metal curled up and bounced back, striking and lacerating his left eye.
2015-09-14BrandonFloridaTap One, Inc.Hand(s)Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee slipped on oil and fell. The employee received minor burns on hands and was hospitalized.
2015-06-19BrandonFloridaSentinel Real Estate CorporationAnkle(s)Other fall to lower level
An employee fell down a flight of stairs while showing an apartment. She sustained ankle injuries that required surgery.
2015-06-04BrandonFloridaRoyalAire Mechanical Services, IncBODY SYSTEMSExposure to environmental heat
An employee welding on the hospital roof suffered heat-related symptoms.
2015-05-29BrandonSouth DakotaMarmen Energy, Inc.Arm(s)Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
An employee used his hand and arm to try to stop a swinging piece of equipment he was moving with an overhead crane. The equipment struck the employee's arm against a guard rail, resulting in a fracture.
2015-03-03BrandonFloridaALL AREA ROOFING & WATERPROOFING, INC.Upper and lower limb(s)Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee climbing a ladder fell 12 feet and injured his right wrist and both ankles.
2015-02-27BrandonSouth DakotaMarmen Energy, Inc.Foot(feet) and leg(s)Struck by object or equipment, n.e.c.
The employee was attempting to rework the alignment on a seam in a rolled metal cylinder when the spot welds broke. The metal struck the employee, resulting in a fractured left leg and numerous fractures to both feet.
2015-01-19BrandonSouth DakotaMarmen EnergyFoot (feet)Struck by falling object or equipment
The employee suffered a fracture to her foot when the edge of a steel plate dropped and landed on her foot.