Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-05-15 | Dunedin | Fl | ARHOB LLC | Lower leg(s) | Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker |
An employee was picking up a keg of beer in a walk-in cooler. The keg fell over and struck her left leg, breaking the tibia. She was hospitalized, requiring surgery. | |||||
2021-01-26 | Dunedin | Fl | COCA-COLA REFRESHMENTS USA, INC. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was doing diagnostic work on a half-gallon juice filler. The machine's chain and sprocket caught the employee's right index finger and amputated the fingertip. | |||||
2019-05-30 | Dunedin | Florida | COCA-COLA REFRESHMENTS USA, INC. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was clearing a jam on a juice filling machine when his left middle finger was caught on the conveying chain, resulting in a fingertip amputation. | |||||
2018-01-28 | Dunedin | Florida | Sun Communities, Inc. | Back, including spine, spinal cord | Fall on same level |
An employee was cleaning the fitness center when she lost her footing while moving a stationary bike, hitting her back on a treadmill and fracturing her vertebra. | |||||
2017-08-22 | Dunedin | Florida | The Toronto Blue Jays Baseball | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee suffered a heat related illness while working a game as part of the grounds crew and was hospitalized for dehydration. | |||||
2017-07-19 | Dunedin | Florida | Amcar Enterprises, Inc. | Nonclassifiable | Other fall to lower level |
An employee fell from the first level of scaffolding. | |||||
2017-06-30 | Dunedin | Florida | Bill Shields Roofing, Inc. | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet |
An employee fell approximately 12 to 14 feet while installing felt on the porch area of a commercial roof, suffering a broken clavicle, broken ribs, a collapsed lung, and head trauma. | |||||
2016-07-06 | Dunedin | Florida | Suncoast Builders & Development, Inc. | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee was hospitalized for heat exhaustion. | |||||
2016-02-08 | Dunedin | Florida | Superior Roofing Services of the Sunshine State | Arm(s) | Other fall to lower level |
An employee was descending a ladder from a roof when the ladder collapsed. The employee fell to the ground and broke his left arm. | |||||
2015-09-09 | Dunedin | Florida | NuCO2, LLC | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee was working outdoors installing a CO2 line at a restaurant. The employee exhibited heat stress-related symptoms, including shortness of breath and cramping, and was hospitalized overnight. | |||||
2015-06-25 | Dunedin | Florida | The Coca-Cola Company | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
An employee was attempting to move a stuck 3000-pound pallet onto a pop-up chain when his finger got caught between the pallet and conveyor frame, amputating it at the nail bed. |