Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-04-27 | Brooksville | Fl | Fairfield Farms Nurseries Inc | Arm(s) | Struck by object or equipment |
An employee was directing the loading of pallets of pavers onto a trailer. An object struck the employee, who suffered fractures to his arm. | |||||
2021-04-25 | Brooksville | Fl | Walmart | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
An employee was trying to dislodge a pallet that was stuck on a rail system. He cleared the pallet, but his left middle finger was caught between it and some equipment. The finger was broken and he was hospitalized. | |||||
2021-04-05 | Brooks | Me | Thomas Bandsaw Mills, OEM | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
An employee was using a bandsaw. The employee's glove got caught in the saw, resulting in the amputation of three fingers. | |||||
2021-03-11 | Brooksville | Fl | FLAGSTONE PAVERS, LLC. | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
An employee was adjusting a collar on a shaft. The shaft moved, and his right ring finger was pinched. He suffered an amputation to the fingertip, above the first small knuckle. | |||||
2021-03-04 | Brookshire | Tx | Basden Industrial Group, LLC | Lower leg(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
An employee was moving steel beams with an overhead crane. The beams shifted and pinned the employee's legs, breaking both of them. | |||||
2021-02-22 | Brooksville | Fl | Barrette Outdoor Living, Inc. | Knee(s) | Struck by discharged object or substance |
An employee was building a shipment using a pneumatic nail gun when the nail hit a knot in the wood and ricocheted, going into his left knee area and resulting in an injury that required surgery and hospitalization. | |||||
2021-02-16 | Brooksville | Fl | Walmart Inc. | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
An employee was loading pallets into a semi trailer using a pallet jack. The employee's right big toe was caught between the pallet jack and the trailer wall. | |||||
2021-01-06 | Brookshire | Tx | Custom Heliarc, Inc | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was drilling metal plate. The drill bit caught the employee's left glove, drawing in the employee's hand and amputating the thumb. | |||||
2020-09-25 | Brooksville | Fl | United Parcel Service | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee had finished his delivery route and returned to his work facility. He then began to experience heat stress and dehydration symptoms such as cramping, vomiting, and tongue swelling. | |||||
2020-06-30 | Brookshire | Texas | Legacy Precast LLC | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
An employee was setting a steel beam in a form. The employee was adjusting the beam when his left index finger was caught between the steel pipe and the chamfer. The fingertip was amputated. | |||||
2019-07-18 | Brookston | Texas | Norstar Trailers, LLC | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee suffered leg cramps due to heat exhaustion and was hospitalized. | |||||
2019-06-04 | Brookside Village | Texas | Ramco Industries | Leg(s) | Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area |
A Ramco employee was directing a dump truck into position at a worksite when a pickup truck backed over the employee breaking both legs. | |||||
2019-04-01 | Brookston | Texas | Norstar Trailer Company | Brain | Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c. |
An employee was pushing a 40-foot goose neck trailer down a finish line when the chain broke, causing the employee to fall and hit his head on a metal rack. He was hospitalized. | |||||
2018-09-21 | Brooksville | Florida | FLAGSTONE PAVERS, LLC. | Knee(s) | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
An employee was trying to remove a board that was jammed in an elevator on a production machine. The board fell about 4-5 feet and struck the employee's right knee, causing lacerations and a dislocation. | |||||
2018-05-30 | Brookston | Texas | Norstar Trailers, LLC | BODY SYSTEMS | Direct exposure to electricity |
An employee was working on a junction box when an arc flash or electrical shock occurred, injuring the employee. | |||||
2018-05-10 | Twin Brooks | South Dakota | Western Consolidated Cooperative | Scalp | Caught in running equipment or machinery |
An employee suffered partial scalping when their hair was caught in a moving shaft while cleaning around the seed treating equipment. | |||||
2017-09-28 | Brooksville | Florida | Highway Safety Devices | Nonclassifiable | Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts |
An employee contacted live electrical wiring during pole lighting repair work, suffering electrical burns that required hospitalization. | |||||
2017-07-29 | Brooksville | Florida | Walmart | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
An employee was walking up a set of portable steps while carrying racking to stack in a trailer. The employee fell down three steps and was hospitalized for three broken ribs and a cut to the head requiring stitches. | |||||
2016-03-18 | Brooksville | Florida | Barrette Outdoor Living | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee's hand was resting on a part that then moved into machine rollers. His right index finger was amputated. | |||||
2016-01-03 | Brooksville | Florida | Walmart Store | Lower leg(s) | Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area |
As an employee was dismounting a forklift, a coworker approached with a motorized pallet jack. The coworker did not stop in time and struck the employee on the right leg. The employee was hospitalized for a broken bone above the right ankle. | |||||
2015-11-19 | Brooksville | Florida | Cintas Corporation | Face | Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue |
An employee was splashed in the face with a cleaning chemical (extreme degreaser) while cleaning a kitchen at a client site. The employee was hospitalized for chemical burns. | |||||
2015-11-04 | Brooksville | Florida | Walmart Stores Inc. | Hand(s) | Indirect exposure to electricity |
On 11/04/2015 at 9:00 pm, an employee was putting up a Star Wars display with a scissor lift when he touched a metal beam that sparked and burned both of his hands. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
2015-07-20 | Brooksville | Florida | DAB CONSTRUCTORS | Nonclassifiable | Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in work zone |
An employee was performing milling work, taking up asphalt. The employee was struck by a semi-truck making a right turn. |