Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-10-08	Fort Lauderdale	Fl	Conti Corporation	Thigh(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was working on electrical floor boxes when a boom lift ran over his right leg, breaking his femur.
2021-10-04	Fort Lauderdale	Fl	INDUSTRIAL SHADEPORTS, INC.	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
On October 4, 2021, an employee was trying to lubricate a bandsaw blade when it caught the oil container he was using. The blade then lacerated the top of his right hand.
2021-09-26	Fort Lauderdale	Fl	Francis Engineering Inc	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was cutting and grooving a steel pipe. The cutting machine caught the employee's glove, amputated the tip of the employee's index finger, and lacerated the middle finger.
2021-08-30	Fort Lauderdale	Fl	Industrial Divers Corp. Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to change in water pressure
An employee was on his second SCUBA dive of the day, stacking tires for removal from the seabed of a failed artificial reef. He developed vertigo and nausea, which worsened when he surfaced. He was hospitalized, suffering from decompression sickness.
2021-06-24	Fort Lauderdale	Fl	PepsiCo, Inc.	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle
An employee was operating a powered pallet jack while delivering soft drinks when another employee walked in front of him, causing him to stop and jerk the handle back. The pallet jack then rolled onto his right foot, resulting in amputation of his pinky toe.
2021-06-16	Fort Lauderdale	Fl	Colorado Boxed Beef Company	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level
An employee was on a lift gate unloading product. He fell to the ground.
2021-06-12	Fort Lauderdale	Fl	Air Canada Fort Lauderdale	Knee(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was walking from the check-in lobby to the ticket counter. Condensation from a customer's drinking cup had made the floor wet. The employee slipped on the condensation and fell to the floor sustaining a sprained right knee.
2021-06-01	Fort Lauderdale	Fl	Quality Labor Management, LLC.	Foot (feet)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was about 4 feet up an 8-foot step ladder, installing window blinds. He lost balance while descending the ladder and fell to the ground, suffering a broken left foot.
2021-05-14	Fort Lauderdale	Fl	Mowrey Elevator Company, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was holding a sheet of metal to cut for the controller box. The sheet metal slipped from his hand while using a 4" hand grinder and sliced a finger on his left hand. The employee was hospitalized for surgery.
2021-05-01	Fort Lauderdale	Fl	PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS, INC	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was using a bandsaw when it lacerated the tip of his index finger, causing an amputation.
2021-04-23	Fort Lauderdale	Fl	Costco Wholesale Corporation	Knee(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee fell from the last step of a stool, landing on the floor and suffering a knee injury.
2021-04-21	Fort Lauderdale	Fl	CROWLEY LINER SERVICES INC.	Head	Machinery or equipment incident on water vehicle
An employee was loosening a twist-lock on a container on a vessel. A piece of metal from the ship's crane fell onto his head, piercing his hard hat and lacerating his head. He was hospitalized.
2021-03-25	Fort Lauderdale	Fl	HYDE SHIPPING CORPORATION	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Water vehicle incident, n.e.c.
An employee was aboard a vessel and had been loading the cargo hold. As the vessel was closing the front and back hatch, the employee was retrieving twist locks to place on the hatch once closed. When he leaned over to pick up some more twist locks his left hand was caught by the wheel from the hatch cover. Four fingers on the left hand were amputated.
2021-03-12	Fort Lauderdale	Fl	Black & Veatch	Head and trunk	Struck by object or equipment
Two employees were installing pipe supports when the top support slid and struck them both. One of the employees was hospitalized for lacerations and injuries to the ribs, face, and back of the head.
2021-03-08	Fort Lauderdale	Fl	Southeastern Traffic Supply LLC	Lower leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle propelled by another vehicle on side of road
An employee was near the edge of a road. Two vehicles collided and one of the vehicles hit the employee, causing a laceration to the left elbow and a fracture to the right fibula.
2021-02-10	Fort Lauderdale	Fl	BEDABOX LLC	Wrist(s)	Other fall to lower level 26 to 30 feet
An employee was taking down inventory from the aisles in the warehouse with a power industrial truck when the employee fell approximately 30 feet from the vehicle, sustaining a broken wrist and injuries to the lung, head, leg, and ribs.
2021-02-08	Fort Lauderdale	Fl	SPIRIT AIRLINES	Ankle(s)	Fall on aircraft during transport
A flight attendant was completing her final compliance check when the aircraft experienced a sudden drop, causing the flight attendant to fall and another flight attendant to fall on top of her, resulting in a fractured ankle.
2021-02-06	Fort Lauderdale	Fl	Superior Rigging & Erecting Company Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was helping to move a steel beam with a hoist. The employee's left ring and middle fingers were pinched when a hook on the hoist slipped, resulting in an amputation.
2021-02-04	Fort Lauderdale	Fl	FLORIDA POWER AND LIGHT	Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was in the rear of the property looking for an electric service handhole. The employee stepped onto a plastic stool bench in order to see over the fence. The employee lost his balance and suffered a puncture injury underneath the armpit from climbing spikes protruding from a communications pole.
2021-01-28	Fort Lauderdale	Fl	Bell Textron Miami Inc.	Knee(s)	Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was loading a helicopter into a 40 ft. ocean shipping container. The employee kneeled on a razor blade lodged in a piece of foam, resulting in a laceration of the right knee.
2021-01-26	Fort Lauderdale	Fl	FEDEX EXPRESS	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Struck by rolling object or equipment-other than powered vehicle, n.e.c.
An employee was helping push a container in an aircraft. The employee's foot was caught under the wheel of the container, and the employee suffered a broken toe.
2020-09-30	Fort Lauderdale	Fl	Everglades Waste Removal Services LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
An employee was cleaning the inside of a tanker trailer and became disoriented and unresponsive due to gases inside the tanker.
2020-09-18	Fort Lauderdale	Fl	Sunbelt rentals, inc	Wrist(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
An employee was inspecting equipment to find the source of a hydraulic fluid leak when his right arm was caught between the wheel and the wheel frame resulting in fractures to the right wrist.
2020-09-14	Fort Lauderdale	Fl	CLIFF BERRY, INC.	Ankle(s)	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
An employee was replacing filters on top of a vacuum truck. The truck's 400-pound hatch closed on the employee, causing a laceration to the right hand, bruising above the left knee, and a dislocation at the right ankle.
2020-08-24	Fort Lauderdale	Fl	Bell Partners Inc.	Forearm(s)	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
An employee was operating an incinerator. While opening the door of the incinerator, a metal part of the incinerator lacerated the employee's left forearm.
2020-07-23	Fort Lauderdale	Florida	YB Marina Repair	Foot (feet)	Fall or jump from water vehicle
An employee was detailing a yacht at a marina. The employee fell from the yacht to the marina's deck 5 feet below, breaking both his feet.
2020-06-26	Fort Lauderdale	Florida	J.C Ehrlich Pest Control	BODY SYSTEMS	Stings and venomous bites
A pest control employee was stung by bees while trying to exterminate a beehive at a customer's house. He suffered multiple stings to the head and stomach.
2020-06-25	Fort Lauderdale	Florida	Alvarez Convenient Services, LLC.	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was being tied to a buck hoist. While the elevator was descending, the counterweight amputated his left hand.
2020-06-19	Fort Lauderdale	Florida	JAMES B. PIRTLE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC.	Hip(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was using an extension ladder to look above the ceiling in an airport terminal. As he was climbing the ladder, it slipped out from under him and he fell to the ground. He scraped his elbow and bumped his hip and leg. He was hospitalized and required surgery for a fractured hip.
2020-05-20	Fort Lauderdale	Florida	LYNX FBO Fort Lauderdale LLC	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level
An employee was on a scissor lift, installing flashing over an accordion-style hangar door. The door opened and pushed the scissor lift over. The employee fell to the ground and suffered broken limbs and internal bleeding.
2020-03-30	Fort Lauderdale	Florida	Hypower, Inc	Hip(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was setting a steel plate when the steel plate landed on the employee, causing a broken hip and lacerations that required hospitalization.
2020-02-11	Fort Lauderdale	Florida	Cherry Roofing Enterprises, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Fall through surface or existing opening
An employee was removing material from a roof and loading it into a wheel barrel when he lost his balance and fell through an intact skylight to the concrete floor below. He suffered a broken collarbone, three fractured ribs, and a crushed vertebra, and he required staples in his head.
2020-02-08	Fort Lauderdale	Florida	Menzies Aviation	Upper arm(s)	Nonroadway collision with other vehicle, n.e.c.
Employees were operating a baggage tractor on a service road. The tractor made contact with an aircraft's left wing and the seat of the tractor was ripped off. The employees were thrown to the ground. Two employees were hospitalized with injuries including a chipped tooth, bruises and abrasions, a dislocated hip, a fractured humerus bone, and a laceration to the left knee.
2020-01-03	Fort Lauderdale	Florida	Thermo-Mechanical Corporation	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
A maintenance employee was moving boxes and items out of the way at a client's location to gain access to an air conditioning unit when a paper cutting machine with a swing blade attachment fell and cut the employee's right index finger. He was hospitalized and had skin graft surgery.
2020-01-03	Fort Lauderdale	Florida	Publix Supermarkets, Inc.	Arm(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was unloading a grocery truck. He fell from a platform lift to the concrete floor about 4 feet below, suffering a broken right arm. He was hospitalized.
2019-09-23	Fort Lauderdale	Florida	Calvary Chapel Church, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting small pieces of wood on a bandsaw. The saw amputated the tip of his left little finger.
2019-09-18	Fort Lauderdale	Florida	Air General, Inc.	Ankle(s)	Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle
An employee was using a forklift to tow a baggage cart. The cart disengaged from the forklift, and he left the forklift to stop the cart from rolling down a ramp. The forklift struck him from behind, breaking his left ankle.
2019-09-11	Fort Lauderdale	Florida	Envirocycle, Inc.	Hip(s)	Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate
An employee was closing a gate when a gust of wind knocked the gate off the track. The gate struck and fractured the employee's hip.
2019-09-05	Fort Lauderdale	Florida	Calvary Chapel Church, Inc.	Arm(s)	Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
An employee was riding a lawn mower when he ran over tree roots and fell off the mower. The mower blade then lacerated his left arm.
2019-08-05	Fort Lauderdale	Florida	Goldin Solar LLC	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee fell from the roof of a single-story residence while bringing product up to the roof. The employee suffered a broken ankle.
2019-07-09	Fort Lauderdale	Florida	D&R Garden Landscaping, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Struck by object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was throwing brush into a chipper. A guy wire attached to the brush caught the employee, pulled him to the ground, and caused severe lacerations to his back and arm.
2019-06-24	Fort Lauderdale	Florida	Wheelabrator South Broward	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee (an assistant utility operator)was removing ash build-up and cleaning at the Metals Recovery Systems (MRS) building in high ambient temperatures. The MRS building houses an incinerator and it is made completely of metal materials. The employee experienced heat exhaustion and was hospitalized for severe dehydration.
2019-05-06	Fort Lauderdale	Florida	BSREP III FORT LAUDERDALE TRS LLC	Fingertip(s)	Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate
An employee was cleaning a room when the door to the room was slammed shut by a gust of wind. The employee's right middle fingertip was amputated in the door jam.
2019-04-08	Fort Lauderdale	Florida	A&A Elevator	Hand(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee was working in a hoist way. The employee's hand was severely injured.
2019-03-21	Fort Lauderdale	Florida	MEISNER ELECTRIC, INC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was pulling a wire through a conduit when their left ring finger was caught in a tugger and partially amputated.
2019-03-20	Fort Lauderdale	Florida	Westin Fort Lauderdale	Nonclassifiable	Nonvenomous insect bites
An insect bit an employee who was working at a café. The bite became infected, and the employee was hospitalized.
2019-03-20	Fort Lauderdale	Florida	South Coast Grower, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
A temporary employee was walking alongside a skid steer, tripped and fell. His right hand was caught in the skid steer's track causing an amputation injury to the pinky finger.
2019-02-04	Fort Lauderdale	Florida	Sun Terminals, Inc.	Fingernail(s), nailbed(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee suffered a fingernail avulsion as he was checking a cable he had replaced on a golf cart.
2019-01-25	Fort Lauderdale	Florida	Halley Engineering Contractors, Inc.	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in work zone
An employee working inside the street barriers on the shoulder of an on-ramp was struck by a vehicle that swerved into the jobsite. The employee was hospitalized due to a fractured pelvis and internal injuries.
2018-09-04	Fort Lauderdale	Florida	REPUBLIC ROOFING & INSULATION CONTRACTORS LLC	Leg(s)	Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
Two employees were working from an aerial lift to install insulation within the interior walls and roof of an aviation hangar. The lift operator drove it into an existing two-foot deep excavation causing the lift to tip over. Both employees fell out of the lift basket onto the concrete hangar floor. One employee was hospitalized for multiple leg fractures. Both employees were wearing a personal fall arrest system at the time of the incident.
2018-08-14	Fort Lauderdale	Florida	Can Community Health, Inc.	Ankle(s) and leg(s)	Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate
An employee was helping to set up for an event and was opening a storage container door when it fell on the employee's foot, resulting in a broken femur and ankle.
2018-08-02	Fort Lauderdale	Florida	Sunbelt Rentals	Nonclassifiable	Nonroadway collision with other vehicle
An employee was maneuvering an aerial lift when he was caught between two aerial lifts.
2018-07-31	Fort Lauderdale	Florida	Power Generation Division, Nextra Energy Corp	Leg(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was climbing a fixed ladder to reach a platform. The employee fell, landing on the concrete below and suffering a broken leg.
2018-07-20	Fort Lauderdale	Florida	CVS PHARMACY, INC.	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee's foot was caught between a truck's lift gate and the truck when the gate was raised. The employee's right big toe was amputated.
2018-07-12	Fort Lauderdale	Florida	Volt Power LLC	Head and trunk	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee cut the wire of a lightning arrester. The hot wire then made contact with a metal bracket and a flash occurred, causing thermal burns to the employee's face and chest.
2018-06-24	Fort Lauderdale	Florida	Florida International Terminal, LLC	Hand(s)	Nonroadway noncollision incident, n.e.c.
An employee was driving a mule truck. The employee was inside the mule truck when a crane lifted a container on the truck bed. The employee struck her right hand inside the truck and suffered multiple hand fractures.
2018-06-02	Fort Lauderdale	Florida	Pacesetter Personnel Service of Florida, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall from collapsing structure or equipment
The injured employee and another employee were removing a water pump and moving hoses when the ground they were standing on gave way. The injured employee fell forward into the excavation and directly onto the form beam sustaining injuries to the left side of their chest including broken ribs.
2018-05-21	Fort Lauderdale	Florida	United Airlines Inc.	Ankle(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was driving a baggage tug to pick up bags from a default belt when the employee hit a pole outside the bag room. The employee's left foot made contact with the pole, fracturing the ankle.
2018-04-16	Fort Lauderdale	Florida	DaVita Kidney Care	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving
An employee was providing peritoneal fluid to the son of a patient when the son assaulted the employee. The employee suffered a punctured lung.
2018-04-14	Fort Lauderdale	Florida	Halperns Steak & Seafood, Inc.	Heel(s)	Nonroadway collision with other vehicle
An employee was on a standup forklift when he became stuck in a hole. Another employee on a forklift was attempting to get him out when the forks of the second forklift struck and injured the employee's right heel.
2018-03-08	Fort Lauderdale	Florida	United Rentals Inc.	Leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was walking in the facility yard when a boom lift ran over him, breaking his left leg and dislocating his right leg.
2018-01-04	Fort Lauderdale	Florida	Eco-Crew Staffing Services	Hand(s) and wrist(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
On 01/04/2018, at 10:45 AM, an employee was helping another employee attach a canvas from a ladder when he lost his balance and fell about 4 feet to the concrete floor, fracturing his left hand and wrist. He was hospitalized.
2017-07-26	Fort Lauderdale	Florida	Cone & Graham, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was rigging the hook on a crane when his hand was caught between the hook and the D-ring, lacerating his left middle fingertip.
2017-07-21	Fort Lauderdale	Florida	Tutor Perini Fort Lauderdale Hollywood Venture	Lower extremities	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was helping to pour concrete when the concrete poured inside his work boots, burning his skin on both legs.
2017-07-20	Fort Lauderdale	Florida	Menzies Aviation Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
On Thursday, July 20, 2017, at approximately 8:30 p.m., an employee was connecting a lavatory service cart to a baggage tug when his right middle fingertip was pinched and amputated by the baggage tug.
2017-07-18	Fort Lauderdale	Florida	Onsite Alignment, LLC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by other falling powered vehicle
An employee was using an air gun to remove tire bolts from a truck when the truck vibrated off its jack. His right ring finger was then caught and amputated between the air gun and the bolt.
2017-07-13	Fort Lauderdale	Florida	Host Terminals	Hand(s)	Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate
An employee opened a gate so he could drive through on his forklift. The gate then started swinging back. When he tried to catch the gate, it broke his hand.
2017-06-30	Fort Lauderdale	Florida	Coleary Transport Company	Pelvis	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was walking in the same direction as a 36,000-pound forklift when the forklift struck the employee resulting in a fractured pelvis that required surgery.
2017-05-20	Fort Lauderdale	Florida	PORTUS-PEV LLC	Nonclassifiable	Fall, slip, trip
An employee was unhooking bridles from the top of a bomb cart when he fell to the ground.
2017-05-15	Fort Lauderdale	Florida	Let's Work USA Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by discharged or flying object, n.e.c.
An employee was sorting metal pipes on a recycling line. When he discarded a section of pipe into a bunker, the pipe rebounded and struck his left index finger, resulting in a severe laceration.
2017-04-07	Fort Lauderdale	Florida	At&t	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was filling an ice cooler, slipped on ice that fell onto the floor and fell resulting in a back injury.
2017-03-30	Fort Lauderdale	Florida	ABM Building Solutions, LLC.	Lower leg(s)	Struck against object or equipment while moving it
An employee was loading an exhaust fan on a flatbed truck when his left shin hit the fan and was lacerated.
2017-02-22	Fort Lauderdale	Florida	ALL POINTS BOATS, INC.	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was stacking materials in a storage bin while a nearby coworker operated a wood saw. A flying wood chip escaped and struck the employee, avulsing the employee's neck.
2017-02-17	Fort Lauderdale	Florida	ADVANCED ROOFING, INC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was handling sheet metal on a brake press when his left thumb was caught in the point of operation. He was hospitalized and had surgery.
2017-01-23	Fort Lauderdale	Florida	Vortex AviationInc.	Hand(s), except finger(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was inspecting an aircraft engine while kneeling behind it. He put his hand on the rear part of a non-operating engine to pick himself up when the turbine spun and lacerated his gloved left hand between his ring and little finger.
2017-01-18	Fort Lauderdale	Florida	PARSEC, INC.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell from the top of a railroad car sustaining arm and pelvic fractures.
2016-08-17	Fort Lauderdale	Florida	CCK Construction Services, Inc	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by other person
An employee was holding a stake in place while a coworker used a sledgehammer to strike it in place for forming. The employee lost his balance and held onto the stake at the same time that it was being struck by the sledgehammer. The sledgehammer struck and broke his left index finger.
2016-07-15	Fort Lauderdale	Florida	World Wide Metric Inc.	Foot (feet)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was guiding the forklift operator while unloading steel bars from the delivery truck. The strap holding the steel bars together snapped and the steel bars fell on his foot.
2016-06-30	Fort Lauderdale	Florida	Chipotle Mexican Restaurant	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was cutting an onion with a knife when the blade amputated his left thumb. Cutting gloves were not worn at the time of the incident.
2016-06-22	Fort Lauderdale	Florida	USPS	Wrist(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface
While walking to deliver mail at a residential home, an employee tripped and fell on the side of a walkway, suffering a right wrist fracture.
2016-06-06	Fort Lauderdale	Florida	United States Postal Service	Lower leg(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped on a wet floor and fractured her lower leg.
2016-05-25	Fort Lauderdale	Florida	PATTON'S MARINE SERVICES, INC.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee's left thumb tip was amputated while he was cutting a bearing with a chop saw.
2016-04-17	Fort Lauderdale	Florida	Rotating Machinery Services	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was assisting workers on a machine when his thumb was caught and cut between the machine and a crowbar. The employee was hospitalized and required stitches.
2016-04-06	Fort Lauderdale	Florida	Rok Brgr	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was cleaning the kitchen. A cutting board fell onto the employee's hand breaking a finger.
2016-03-31	Fort Lauderdale	Florida	Mapei Corporation	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On March 31, 2016, an employee experienced the amputation of the left middle fingertip when it was caught between a conveyor belt and a pallet. The employee was hospitalized for surgery.
2016-03-08	Fort Lauderdale	Florida	ADVANCED ROOFING INC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Nonclassifiable
An employee's left thumb was amputated while the employee was fixing the railing of a flatbed truck.
2016-03-01	Fort Lauderdale	Florida	Stiles Construction	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was surveying an area for future work while standing on an 8-foot A-frame ladder. He fell from the ladder, breaking his ribs and puncturing his lung.
2016-02-29	Fort Lauderdale	Florida	CCK Construction Services Inc	Hand(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by other person
An employee was holding a 2 x 4 stake while a coworker hit it with a sledgehammer. The coworker struck the employee's right index finger with the sledgehammer, breaking bones in the employee's right hand.
2016-02-19	Fort Lauderdale	Florida	STRUCTURAL ROOF SYSTEMS, INC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting pieces of wood using a table saw. A piece of wood slipped and his right hand contacted the blade, cutting three fingers.
2016-01-28	Fort Lauderdale	Florida	GO-TILT CONSTRUCTION, LLC	Thoracic region	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
On or about January 28, 2016 at 8:15 am, an employee performing stripping operations fell approximately 10 feet. The employee sustained a fracture to a thoracic vertebra.
2016-01-25	Fort Lauderdale	Florida	WILTON MANORS HEALTH & REHAB CENTER	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate
The employee went to the restroom to wash her hands and caught a finger in the door resulting in a fracture and laceration.
2016-01-07	Fort Lauderdale	Florida	Golden Gate America LLC.	Ankle(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee exited a vehicle to instruct the vehicles behind hers to back out because her vehicle was stuck. When she exited the vehicle, she slipped and fell on the wet ramp floor, hitting her head on the ground and fracturing her right ankle.
2015-11-23	Fort Lauderdale	Florida	United Rentals Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was performing mechanical work on a scissor lift. The employee inadvertently touched the controls, causing the scissor portion of the machine to cycle down on the employee's left index finger, fracturing and lacerating it.
2015-11-08	Fort Lauderdale	Florida	Hospitality Staffing Solutions , LLC	Brain	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was walking into the bathroom when she slipped and hit her head against the toilet or tub, requiring hospitalization. She may have lost consciousness after hitting the back of her head.
2015-10-27	Fort Lauderdale	Florida	Powersecure Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was struck by a cable that broke from a choke while moving a utility pole resulting in the amputation of the right pinky finger.
2015-10-22	Fort Lauderdale	Florida	Temporary Personnel Consultants, Inc.	Hip(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
On October 22, 2015, at approximately 2:00 pm, an employee was sweeping the floor of a loading dock located on a building under construction, opened an overhead door, and fell approximately 4 feet to the ground below. The employee was admitted to the hospital for a broken hip.
2015-10-14	Fort Lauderdale	Florida	Interstate Construction LLC	Leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee suffered leg injuries when a backhoe ran over his leg.
2015-10-12	Fort Lauderdale	Florida	Custom Cabinet Doors & More, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
On 10/12/2015 at approximately 2:30pm, an employee was working on a table saw with an attachment called the magic molder. The piece of wood kicked back and his left hand got caught by the table saw blade cutting his ring and middle fingers (no amputation). The employee was hospitalized for surgery.
2015-10-02	Fort Lauderdale	Florida	Gomez Roofing Co.	Brain	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee carrying a bucket of paint up a portable ladder fell approximately 10 to 12 feet when the ladder became displaced. He was hospitalized with head/neck lacerations and possible fractures.
2015-09-30	Fort Lauderdale	Florida	Alliance Workforce Solutions, LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was loading and unloading a truck when he began to feel ill. He was hospitalized for dehydration.