Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-07-13	Doral	Fl	U. S. AMERICAN CONCRETE MIX, CORP.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Contact with objects and equipment, n.e.c.
An employee went to sit on a folding chair when his left ring finger got caught on the folding portion of the chair, resulting in a distal amputation.
2021-04-13	Doral	Fl	R.K. Elite Hydro-Vac Services Inc.	Multiple body parts	Fall through surface or existing opening 26 to 30 feet
An employee was walking across a roof when he fell through a section of weak decking and landed on the concrete floor about 30 feet below. He suffered injuries to the wrist, hip, and pelvis.
2021-02-15	Doral	Fl	Condotte America, LLC	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell from a concrete platform to the ground, suffering a broken rib and a broken right wrist.
2021-01-04	Doral	Fl	Publix Super Market at Doral Commons	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On 1/4/2021 at 12:15 pm, an employee was placing meat into a meat grinder and when the foot pedal was pressed and the machine turned on. The grinder caught his hand, which resulted in a soft tissue injury to his right hand that required hospitalization.
2020-10-14	Doral	Fl	Unlimited Parts & Supplies	Hip(s)	Fall on same level
While standing up from his desk, an employee fell to the tile floor and injured a hip.
2020-03-18	Doral	Florida	AM Worldwide Corp	Brain	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was working from an elevated pallet on a forklift when he fell 6 feet to the ground, striking his head. He was hospitalized with a head injury.
2019-02-23	Doral	Florida	Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was performing maintenance on an industrial printer and suffered the amputation of his right index finger from the knuckle.
2019-01-23	Doral	Florida	BIOREFERENCE LABORATORIES, INC	Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)	Fall on same level
An employee fell on a sidewalk, breaking his collar bone.
2018-08-01	Doral	Florida	Covanta Dade Renewable Energy, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was working on a de-energized conveyor when the weight of a bearing slid down on top of one of his left-hand fingers, fracturing it.
2018-07-23	Doral	Florida	ABC PARTY RENTALS, INC.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was walking when she fell off a loading dock platform to the ground, requiring hospitalization for contusions to the right wrist and head.
2018-04-02	Doral	Florida	S & J Plastering, Inc.	Multiple head locations	Other fall to lower level
While installing decorative stone on an exterior wall, an employee became dizzy and fell from a 6-foot ladder to the ground, suffering lacerations and possible fractures on the face and head.
2017-09-02	Doral	Florida	Camel Carpentry Inc	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
While descending a ladder from a roof, an employee slipped and fell 16 feet, requiring hospitalization.
2017-07-21	Doral	Florida	Covanta Dade Renewable Energy, LLC	Multiple trunk locations	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was removing pins from a crane grapple arm when he was caught in the pinch point of the crane grapple tine and a support member, fracturing his ribs and vertebrae.
2017-06-16	Doral	Florida	EDGED IN STONE LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was using a handheld saw to cut a stone countertop when the saw lacerated the employee's right index and middle fingers.
2016-10-22	Doral	Florida	Pepsico, Inc.	Ankle(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
A forklift ran over an employee's foot and broke his ankle.
2016-09-13	Doral	Florida	SHAPE LOVERS, LLC	Head and neck	Contact with hot objects or substances
On or about 9/13/2016 at 12:00 pm, an employee was reaching for a sheet pan with cooked bacon when the pan tipped over and grease fell on her, causing first-degree burns to her face and neck.
2016-06-25	Doral	Florida	Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting beef bones with a meat slicer and amputated the side of the right-hand middle finger.
2016-06-24	Doral	Florida	FLORIDA RIGGING & CRANE COMPANY INC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was loading a steel standard on a flatbed truck when his right index finger was caught and crushed between the standard and the steel, requiring hospitalization. Gloves were worn at the time of the incident.
2016-06-22	Doral	Florida	RAINAWAY RAIN CONTROL, INC.	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet
An employee fell from the second floor while installing a gutter system and was hospitalized.
2016-05-27	Doral	Florida	DOWNRITE ENGINEERING & DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION	Arm(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was hospitalized with a severe laceration to his arm when a saw blade kicked back while cutting pipe.
2015-09-30	Doral	Florida	A+ ROOFING CONTRACTORS CORP.	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Other fall to lower level 26 to 30 feet
An employee wearing a harness and lanyard was accessing the third-story roof. He stepped from the ladder to go to his tie-off anchor point, but slipped in the process. He fell approximately 30 feet to the second story and then to the ground and was hospitalized with a compressed disc.
2015-06-13	Doral	Florida	GIRON GROUP INC.	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet
An employee fell from a second story balcony while trying to bend a rebar back in place. The rebar snapped, causing the employee to lose his balance and fall off the balcony to the ground.