Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-08-13 | Clermont | Fl | Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. | Foot (feet) and ankle(s) | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
An employee was rearranging boxed merchandise stacked on shelving when he fell 8 feet from the rack and suffered fractures to his feet and ankles that required hospitalization. | |||||
2021-06-10 | Clermont | Fl | Baker Commercial Landscaping, Inc. | Leg(s) | Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c. |
An employee was operating a backpack blower while on a stand-on mower when they hit a curb and tripped. The mower landed on the employee, resulting in a leg fracture. | |||||
2021-04-16 | Clermont | Fl | Baker Roofing Company | Wrist(s) | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet |
An employee was installing gutters from an aerial lift. The employee fell 14 feet to the ground and was hospitalized with a fractured right wrist and a contusion to the ribs. | |||||
2020-04-27 | Clermont | Florida | Zenodro Homes, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was storing a golf cart that was not working. He attempted to accelerate the cart to get it going again. The cart was in reverse instead of neutral at the time and went backward. The cart's belt then pulled his finger toward the engine pulley, cutting and amputating his index fingertip. | |||||
2019-07-29 | Clermont | Florida | Charter Communications, Inc. | Nonclassifiable | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet |
An employee was installing a communication main line drop from an extension ladder and fell 15 feet to the ground, suffering a fractured vertebra that required surgery. | |||||
2019-05-30 | Clermont | Florida | JHL LAND MANAGEMENT LLC | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway |
An employee was riding on the forks of a front loader and fell off. The employee was run over and sustained cracked ribs. | |||||
2019-05-07 | Clermont | Florida | CW Tilt Services, LLC | Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Injured by handheld object or equipment, n.e.c. |
The injured employee was picking up the first concrete tilt-wall panel. As they were bringing the panel in to set it, another employee put his pry bar in to catch the panel. When the panel hit the bar, the bar came back and struck the injured employee in the shoulder/neck area causing a cervical bone fracture. | |||||
2019-02-25 | Clermont | Florida | P.H. Freeman & Sons, Inc. | BODY SYSTEMS | Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts |
An employee collapsed while using a ladder in the orange grove. The ladder up against the power lines was seen sparking. | |||||
2018-01-17 | Clermont | Florida | Publix #1357 | Fingertip(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
An employee was cutting a pork loin with a band saw when the blade amputated his right thumb tip. A push plate was not used at the time of the incident. | |||||
2017-05-02 | Clermont | Florida | A1 Concrete Services, LLC. | Nonclassifiable | Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in work zone |
An employee was dismounting a vehicle at a highway construction site when a semi-truck veered into the construction zone and struck the employee. The employee was hospitalized with cuts and lacerations. | |||||
2016-06-03 | Clermont | Florida | Ranger Construction Industries, Inc. | Multiple body parts | Fall on same level, n.e.c. |
An employee working on a paving crew started to feel dizzy, so he went to rest under an umbrella. He then passed out and fell, hitting his face, forearm, and hand on the just-poured hot pavement. The employee suffered burns to his left-side face, forearms, and hands. He was hospitalized. | |||||
2015-12-12 | Clermont | Florida | Publix Super Markets, Inc. | Hip(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over self |
An employee tripped and fell to the floor fracturing the left hip. | |||||
2015-11-23 | Clermont | Florida | CROTHALL LAUNDRY SERVICES INC. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was performing maintenance on a piece of equipment when his left index finger was caught and amputated between a chain and sprocket. He was hospitalized. | |||||
2015-08-05 | Clermont | Florida | Down to Earth Lawn Care II Inc. | Brain | Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in work zone |
An employee operating a lawnmower in the median was struck by a car that swerved into the median. He sustained injuries to his right leg and chest and experienced bleeding from his ears, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
2015-06-24 | Clermont | Florida | Baker Commercial Landscaping | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
Employee showed signs of heat exhaustion and was admitted to the hospital. | |||||
2015-06-04 | Clermont | Florida | Bloomin' Brands, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Contact with objects and equipment |
While cutting potatoes, an employee amputated two fingers, about 1 centimeter. | |||||
2015-05-27 | Clermont | Florida | Sun Belt Rentals | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
The employee was on site in Claremont, FL taking down a scaffold and moving material. He complained to the site supervisor that he was not feeling well. The employee began to cramp after sitting down and drinking some water. The employee was taken to the hospital and admitted overnight for observation and IV fluids. | |||||
2015-05-11 | Clermont | Indiana | U.S. Postal Service | Fingertip(s) | Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle |
An employee was getting into the LLV when he/she closed the door on and amputated the right index fingertip (no bone loss). |