Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-03-19 | Callahan | Fl | ADVANCED DISPOSAL SERVICES STATELINE, LLC | Face | Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. |
A maintenance technician was inspecting the front suspension on a garbage truck. When the steering wheel was turned, the employee's head was pinned between the tire and the cab of the truck. The employee suffered a face fracture. | |||||
2019-08-28 | Callahan | Florida | Trees, LLC. | Multiple trunk locations | Struck by falling object or equipment |
An employee was using a rope to pull down a 50-foot tree when the tree fell on him. He suffered a fracture to his C7 vertebra and a broken hip, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
2019-01-22 | Callahan | Florida | Florida Power and Light | Leg(s) | Struck by powered vehicle-nontransport |
An employee was attempting to undo a sling between a crew material handler truck that was struck in the mud and a four-wheeled pickup truck that was pulling the crew material handler truck when the four-wheeled truck rolled back, pinning his right leg. He suffered lacerations, punctures, and a damaged main artery behind his right knee, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
2016-09-06 | Callahan | Florida | Water Recovery, LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee tripped while pumping waste water. His left hand landed on the belt of the leachate pump, which pulled his glove and amputated his middle finger. |