Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-09-27	Daytona Beach Shores	Fl	Valencia Construction Group, Inc.	Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)	Fall through surface or existing opening less than 6 feet
On September 27, 2021, an employee was using a measuring tape and string to measure the alignment for the storm piping being installed inside a 4-foot trench. Afterwards, the employee stood on a drain manhole with a plywood cover on its opening. The plywood broke and the employee fell about 4 feet into the manhole, resulting in a bruised shoulder that required hospitalization.
2021-09-10	Daytona Beach	Fl	Crown Information Management	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was pushing a wheeled document bin when its weight caused her to lose balance and fall to the ground on her back. She suffered two broken vertebrae.
2021-04-23	Daytona Beach	Fl	Total Comfort Heat and Air Conditioning, Inc.	Pelvic region	Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet
Two employees were changing air filters on top of a roof. They had accessed the roof by way of a scissor lift. As they started to descend down, the scissor lifts' wheel rolled into the dirt and the lift fell over. The employees fell about 20 feet to the ground. One employee was hospitalized with an injury to the pelvic region.
2021-02-10	Daytona Beach	Fl	AV Maestro, LLC.	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
On February 10, 2021, an installer was positioning a 22-foot extension ladder in order to run a network line for a security camera. He fell about 8 feet to the ground. He was hospitalized with a tear to his Achilles tendon.
2021-01-09	Daytona Beach	Fl	B. Braun Medical, Inc.	Skull	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
On January 9, 2021, an employee was buffing a floor with an orbital buffer. The cord wrapped around his ankle and he fell backward, fracturing his skull.
2020-10-02	Daytona Beach	Fl	MasTec Advanced Technologies	Hand(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee was dismounting a TV from a wall mount at a customer's residence when his left hand was lacerated by the TV and/or the bracket on the wall. The employee required surgery.
2020-09-02	Daytona Beach	Fl	Halifax Health Services, LLC	Upper arm(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface
While walking across the parking lot, an employee tripped on a section of raised asphalt and fell to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured upper right arm.
2020-08-24	Daytona Beach	Fl	FirstService Residential, Inc.	Hand(s)	Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker
An employee was rolling a dumpster to the loading dock for collection when his right hand was caught and fractured between the roll-off dumpster and a concrete wall.
2020-08-14	Daytona Beach	Fl	First Florida Constuctors	Multiple body parts	Nonclassifiable
On August 14, 2020, a temporary employee was throwing an empty cardboard box into a construction dumpster when nearby employees heard him call out. They found him on his knees with his hands on the dumpster. He experienced neck pain and numb legs, requiring hospitalization.
2020-02-07	Daytona Beach	Florida	Carter Electric Company, Inc.	Elbow(s)	Fall from collapsing structure or equipment less than 6 feet
On February 7, 2020, an employee was running an overhead conduit pipe from a 6-foot A-frame ladder when the ladder's spreader bar came off, causing him to fall about 4 to 5 feet to the ground. He fractured his right elbow and was hospitalized.
2019-08-12	Daytona Beach	Florida	Giles Electric Company	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
On August 12, 2019, an employee was taking measurements utilizing a tape measurer and cutting PVC pipe for about 15 minutes using a PVC ratchet cutter. The employee later felt unwell and was hospitalized for heat-related illness and acute kidney failure.
2019-02-06	Daytona Beach	Florida	Ilapak, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was performing maintenance repairs on a packing machine when the vertical clamping mechanism activated and partially amputated his right thumb. The safety guard was disengaged at the time of the incident.
2018-08-12	Daytona Beach	Florida	Walmart Stores, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
An employee was assisting a customer when a bleach container fell out of the customer's cart and ruptured upon contact with the floor. As the employee was calling for cleanup and guarding the spill, she experienced an asthma attack from the bleach vapors, requiring hospitalization.
2018-08-06	Daytona Beach	Florida	LLS Steel Erectors, LLC	Hip(s)	Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 11 to 15 feet
An employee was working on the metal decking of a new dorm when he went to get a tool and stepped on the deck. The deck collapsed and he fell 12 feet to the ground, fracturing his left hip and requiring hospitalization. A retractable lifeline was not hooked up at the time of the incident.
2018-07-05	Daytona Beach	Florida	Container Systems & Equipment Co., Inc.	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee used two 3,500-pound nylon slings to lift a heavy slide blade (about 1,000 pounds) on a forklift when the blade slid onto his right foot, fracturing all of his toes. He was hospitalized.
2018-07-03	Daytona Beach	Florida	R/J Group, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
A roofing employee was working at a jobsite and suffered from heat related illness. He was hospitalized.
2018-06-06	Daytona Beach	Florida	Federal Aviation Administration	Brain	Other fall to lower level
An employee was conducting routine maintenance and fell from the sixth rung of an eight-foot step ladder. The employee was hospitalized for a brain bleed.
2017-08-28	Daytona Beach	Florida	Werner Enterprises, Inc.	Skull	Other fall to lower level
An employee was unloading products from a trailer when he fell off the trailer's lift gate to the ground, fracturing his skull. He was hospitalized.
2017-08-13	Daytona Beach	Florida	Jurassic Quest, Inc.	Leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
On August 13, 2017, at 9:30 PM, an employee was trying to help a forklift operator move a load through a stand-alone arc-way when she was struck by the rear reel of the forklift. She suffered a compound fracture to her left leg.
2017-07-05	Daytona Beach	Florida	Waste Pro USA of Florida, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
On July 5, 2017, at 10:00 a.m., an employee was dumping yard waste onto a garbage truck's hopper when he started to feel ill. He was hospitalized for dehydration.
2017-06-27	Daytona Beach	Florida	Waste Pro USA	Arm(s)	Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
On June 27, 2017, a temporary employee was lifting the glass top of a coffee table when it slipped and lacerated his right arm. He was hospitalized.
2017-04-04	Daytona Beach	Florida	Archer Western Contractors, LLC	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was cutting a circle from a piece of plywood using a circular saw when it kicked back and lacerated his right toe and the one next to it. The employee was hospitalized.
2017-03-13	Daytona Beach	Florida	Heichel Plumbing, Inc.	Upper arm(s)	Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was working with sheet metal and studs. He did not realize that a piece of sheet metal was close behind him and when he moved his arm, the sharp edge of the sheet metal struck his left arm resulting in a laceration to his triceps. He was admitted to the hospital for treatment.
2016-10-05	Daytona Beach	Florida	McAllister Carpet and Tile, Inc.	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
The employee fell approximately eight feet from a pallet/crate elevated with a forklift, while installing plywood on the windows of the warehouse in preparation for hurricane Matthew. The employee's ankle was fractured.
2016-08-19	Daytona Beach	Florida	R & J Waterproofing and Coating, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
After doing touch-up painting work on the outside of a condominium, an employee became ill and was hospitalized for possible heat-related injuries.
2016-08-18	Daytona Beach	Florida	RJ Group, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was removing an old roof when he experienced heat stress. He was hospitalized for severe dehydration and required overnight hospitalization.
2016-07-27	Daytona Beach	Florida	Holly Hill RHF Housing, Inc.	Forearm(s)	Injured by object breaking in hand
An employee and his maintenance team were preparing an apartment for a new tenant, which required removing a toilet. As the employee and a coworker lifted the ceramic toilet onto a dumpster, it hit the edge of the dumpster and broke, lacerating his right forearm. He was hospitalized for surgery.
2016-07-20	Daytona Beach	Florida	Crown Information Management	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
On July 20, 2016 an employee was admitted to the hospital for kidney failure from heat stress.
2016-07-17	Daytona Beach	Florida	Hammonds Corp, LLC.	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Other fall to lower level
An employee was finishing the drywall on a mobile rolling scaffold when he stumbled off of the scaffold while attempting to climb on top of the scaffold's platform. He fell against the wall and pinched a nerve in his back. The employee was admitted to the hospital.
2016-06-06	Daytona Beach	Florida	Harty Tractor Service	Multiple face locations	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was using a chop saw to cut an 8-inch, old clay pipe to replace it with a PVC sewer pipe. The saw kicked back and the blade went through the employee's face shield, lacerating his skin from his right chin to his right ear. He was hospitalized.
2016-05-24	Daytona Beach	Florida	Festival Productions, Inc.	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
The employee was on the second step from the floor of an A-frame ladder when she lost her balance while hanging decorations in the racetrack area. She was admitted to the hospital for surgery on her broken right ankle.
2016-04-14	Daytona Beach	Florida	Epic Personnel Partners LLC	Wrist(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee selecting product from the racks fell to the floor after a pallet jack went by, breaking his left wrist.
2016-04-06	Daytona Beach	Florida	Concrete Services, LLC.	Upper and lower limb(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was helping the operator mount the concrete mold to the side of a slip form paver. He took the transport strands off the mold before the operator had secured the mold to keep it from overturning. The concrete form fell onto the employee fracturing his right ring finger and right leg.
2016-02-29	Daytona Beach	Florida	Crown Equipment Corporation	Knee(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
The employee was conducting preventive maintenance on a sit down lift truck. As he was removing a side panel, the battery rolled out and struck his left knee cap fracturing it.
2016-01-21	Daytona Beach	Florida	Moody's Sheetmetal Works, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface
An employee was carrying a sheet of cardboard while walking towards his work station when he tripped and fell over a raised floor (10-inch difference), injuring his head and shoulder. He was hospitalized.
2015-10-23	Daytona Beach	Florida	Archer Western	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was inspecting a crawler crane on site, lost his balance and grabbed the moving cable to steady himself causing his left hand to come in contact with the pulley shiv and amputating two fingers.
2015-08-05	Daytona Beach	Florida	Newman Veterinary Centers, Inc.	Hand(s), except finger(s)	Other animal bites, nonvenomous
An employee was holding a cat for a veterinary exam when the cat turned its head and bit into the employee's left-hand tendon between the index finger and thumb. The employee required surgery.
2015-07-20	Daytona Beach	Florida	MF Halifax, LLC	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was walking out of an office into the lobby when she slipped on a wet floor. She fell, breaking her left hip.
2015-07-06	Daytona Beach	Florida	STRUCTURAL WATERPROOFING	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee working on a swing stage scaffold was lowering the scaffold when his left fingers got pulled into the pulley, partially amputating his middle and index fingertips.
2015-02-19	Daytona Beach	Florida	PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS INC.	Leg(s)	Fall, slip, trip
Employee fell and broke her right leg. This resulted in an overnight stay in the hospital.