| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-04-27 | Fort Walton Beach | Fl | Meraki Installers, LLC | Multiple trunk locations | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet |
| An employee fell off a roof, landing on the rocky, landscaped ground 14 feet below. He suffered four broken ribs on the left side and a fractured L2 vertebra. | |||||
| 2019-06-11 | Fort Walton Beach | Florida | Edwards Roofing Company, Inc. | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet |
| On June 11, 2019, an employee was attempting to reach the edge of a metal roof when he slipped and fell approximately 15 feet to the ground. He sustained a fracture to his right wrist, multiple facial fractures (including his mandible), and a concussion. He was hospitalized. The employee's lanyard was unhooked at the time of the incident. | |||||
| 2019-01-31 | Fort Walton Beach | Florida | Horizons of Okaloosa County | Knee(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
| An employee was filling a company vehicle with gas when her feet became entangled in the gas hose, causing her to fall and strike her right knee on the concrete. She sustained a fractured knee with a depressed bone, requiring hospitalization and surgery. | |||||
| 2018-05-21 | Fort Walton Beach | Florida | Gulf Eagle Supply Company | Arm(s) | Fall on same level, n.e.c. |
| A temporary employee was in the back of a flat bed boom truck handing shingles to another employee when he lost his balance, fell on a wooden pallet, and broke his right arm. He was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2018-02-26 | Fort Walton Beach | Florida | Florida Pest Control & Chemical CO. | Wrist(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| An employee was standing on a chair to change out a ceiling tile when he fell to the floor, breaking his left wrist and requiring hospitalization. | |||||
| 2017-10-09 | Fort Walton Beach | Florida | Fort Walton Rehabilitation Center, LLC | Knee(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
| An employee was leaving a room when she tripped on a chair and fell to her knees, fracturing her left kneecap and requiring hospitalization. | |||||
| 2017-06-12 | Fort Walton Beach | Florida | Waste Management Fort Walton Beach Hauling | Fingertip(s) | Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| An employee was emptying a container with an automated side load truck when a bag fell out of the container. The injured employee got out of the truck to retrieve the fallen bag when he grabbed something sharp inside of the bag, amputating his right index fingertip with bone loss. | |||||
| 2016-08-20 | Fort Walton Beach | Florida | RAFS of Ft. Walton Beach, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
| An employee was using a knife to cut chicken when the knife cut his finger, resulting in the amputation of his left index fingertip (no bone loss). | |||||
| 2016-08-15 | Fort Walton Beach | Florida | Vincent Jones Roofing, Inc. | Knee(s) | Struck by discharged object or substance |
| An employee was kneeling and nailing shingles on a roof when a nail struck his right knee. He was hospitalized for surgery. | |||||
| 2015-02-15 | Fort Walton Beach | Florida | Okaloosa Gas District | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to other harmful substances |
| A technician was called out for a gas leak. The Tech was "smelling" out the gas with a meter. He had been around the residence and crawled under the porch. He moved some pesticide bottles the owner had under the porch. When he moved them they released a gas that struck him in the face. | |||||
| 2015-01-12 | Fort Walton Beach | Florida | Liza Jackson Prepatory School, Inc. | Head and neck | Fall on same level due to tripping |
| An employee was walking a cart in the parking lot toward the soccer field when the cart started to roll away from him. The employee tripped and fell, hitting his head/neck on the curb in the parking lot. | |||||