Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-10-18	Fort Myers	Fl	Rice Insulation & Glass	Fingertip(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
When an employee turned a piece of metal during a metal cutting operation, it caught the sawblade and kicked up. This moved his index finger into the blade, which amputated part of the fingertip.
2021-09-02	Fort Myers	Fl	SUNNYGROVE LANDSCAPE & IRRIGATION MAINTENANCE, LLC	Nonclassifiable	Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle on side of road
An employee was standing on the side of a road after a vehicle incident. Another vehicle swerved and hit the employee.
2021-08-09	Fort Myers	Fl	PepsiCo	Ankle(s)	Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle
An employee was walking behind a walkie-rider powered industrial truck. It rolled over his foot and broke his ankle in two places.
2021-07-30	Fort Myers	Fl	Sims Crane & Equipment Co.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was on a straight ladder gathering equipment to be used at a jobsite. When they began descending the ladder, they fell 8 feet from the ladder to the ground below, resulting in fractured wrists, a fractured cheekbone, and a laceration on their hand.
2021-07-23	Fort Myers	Fl	BRIGHTVIEW HOLDINGS, INC.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee felt ill after his shift and was hospitalized, suffering from heat-related dehydration.
2021-07-07	Fort Myers	Fl	United Airlines, Inc.	Arm(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
While walking down a jet bridge, an employee slipped on the wet surface, fell, and sustained a broken right arm.
2021-07-01	Fort Myers	Fl	AutoNation Toyota Fort Myers	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee had been repairing a vehicle and felt dizzy and had a rapid heartbeat. The employee was hospitalized for a heat illness.
2021-06-29	Fort Myers	Fl	Mainscape, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was mowing around a lake using a stand-up mower. The employee stepped off the stand when the mower became stuck. The employee was removing grass under the mower deck and their left hand was struck by the blades. The employee sustained the amputation of the pinky fingertip, and the middle and ring fingers up to the first knuckle.
2021-06-07	Fort Myers	Fl	Rafo Corporation	Head	Struck, caught, or crushed in other collapsing structure or equipment
Four employees were moving a supported scaffold. The scaffold collapsed and struck one of them on the head causing a contusion.
2021-04-18	Fort Myers	Fl	Club Demonstration Services, Inc.	Leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was in a freezer when a forklift came through the door and struck her, lacerating her right leg. She was hospitalized.
2021-03-22	Fort Myers	Fl	Green Leaf Lawn Service SWFL Inc	Brain	Struck by rolling object or equipment-other than powered vehicle
An employee was pulling on a tree limb when another tree limb rolled and struck the back of their head, causing injury.
2021-03-12	North Fort Myers	Fl	TriCircle Pavers, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
An automated railroad car door closed on an employee's thumb, smashing it against the door locking mechanism and resulting in a fractured thumb.
2021-02-24	Fort Myers	Fl	Sunny Grove Landscaping and Nursery, Inc.	Ankle(s) and leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was guiding a tree with both hands while it was strapped to the boom of a front end loader. The employee slipped and lost his balance, and one of the loader's front tires ran over his right leg and ankle.
2021-02-12	Fort Myers	Fl	Five Star Quality Care-FL, LLC	Hip(s)	Fall on same level
An employee fell while walking outside on the sidewalk and was hospitalized for a fractured hip that required surgery.
2021-01-29	Fort Myers	Fl	SUNNYGROVE LANDSCAPE & IRRIGATION MAINTENANCE, LLC	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Other fall to lower level
On January 29, 2021, An employee was on the dump bed of a truck when she lost her footing and fell. She struck her back on the trailer hitch and was injured. She was hospitalized.
2021-01-13	Fort Myers	Fl	Synergy Equipment - Fort Myers	Forearm(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
At 1:00 p.m. on January 13, 2021, a commercial driver was loading a machine and securing it to a deck. The deck was angled, and when he stood up he lost his balance and fell 4 feet to the pavement. He suffered a broken forearm and was hospitalized.
2021-01-12	Fort Myers	Fl	United Rentals, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was servicing a pump when a radiator hose released coolant onto the employee, resulting in burns on their chest, abdomen, and right leg.
2020-10-19	Fort Myers	Fl	Crowther Roofing & Sheet Metal of Florida, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a brake machine and fractured four fingers on the right hand and their left thumb.
2020-10-09	Fort Myers	Fl	Barrett Constuction	Brain	Fall through surface or existing opening
An employee fell through a skylight while performing roofing overlay, landing on the ground and suffering a concussion.
2020-09-28	Fort Myers	Fl	CarMax Auto Superstores Inc	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was unloading vehicles from a car carrier. As he was releasing one of the chains that held a car down, the car rolled backward and the chain caught his glove. His left hand was pinned between the chain and the aluminum deck, and the index finger was injured. He was hospitalized and the finger was medically amputated above the knuckle.
2020-09-24	Fort Myers	Fl	DBI Services	Leg(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was using a chainsaw to trim a tree on the shoulder of the highway. The employee either lost his footing or was hit by a branch and fell from the tree, landing on one side. The chainsaw landed on his other side. He sustained a compound fracture to one leg.
2020-08-11	North Fort Myers	Fl	Joshua Tree Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
An employee was riding a lawn mower while cutting the grass when the lawn mower slid down a bank and flipped into a lake, leading to hospitalization.
2020-07-17	Fort Myers	Florida	SNS Erectors	Leg(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was making precast connections at the construction of a new air tower. The anchor gave way and the employee fell 3 to 4 feet to the next level resulting in a fractured left leg.
2020-06-18	Fort Myers	Florida	United Parcel Service, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee became lightheaded while en route to make a delivery. He was hospitalized for dehydration.
2020-06-10	Fort Myers Beach	Florida	Taco Bell	Multiple body parts	Fall on same level
An employee was carrying a bucket of water. The bucket fell to the floor; then the employee fell, suffering second- and third-degree burns to the arm and stomach from the water.
2020-05-21	Fort Myers Beach	Florida	D.R. Martinue Construction, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was climbing a ladder to repair a piece of fascia when the piece of facia contacted a powerline. He received an electric shock and suffered second and third degree burns on 40 percent of his body (mostly his back and hands). He was hospitalized.
2020-05-15	Fort Myers	Florida	B & I Contractors	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee was installing a square duct while standing on an 8-foot A-frame stepladder when he lost his balance and fell to the ground. He required stitches on his left eyebrow area and broke his left wrist and T12 vertebra.
2020-04-26	Fort Myers	Florida	SalusCare, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving
A nurse was attacked by a patient in a care unit. She suffered a cut to the forehead, a bruised elbow, eye injuries, and injuries to the head area and was hospitalized.
2020-04-22	Fort Myers	Florida	Express Employment Professionals	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was inspecting pieces as they came out of a machine. He went to pull apart the pieces. The punch came down and injured his fingers, resulting in amputations to his pinky finger as well as his middle and ring fingertips.
2020-04-21	Fort Myers	Florida	3G Home Interiors Inc	Brain	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
An employee was installing a gutter from a ladder when he fell 20 feet, striking his head and requiring hospitalization for head trauma.
2020-04-17	Fort Myers	Florida	Cape Coral Plumbing	Hip(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was pulling a box from a shelf when the box ripped. He then fell backwards, hitting an ice machine and then the ground with his right hip. He suffered a right hip fracture.
2020-04-16	Fort Myers	Florida	Equix Energy Services LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee was checking for a hydraulic leak on a piece of machinery when the machinery lacerated one half-inch of his finger.
2020-04-01	Fort Myers	Florida	Evans Contracting Services Inc.	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
Employees were trying to remove a guardrail so they could replace a concrete sidewalk. One of the guardrail's bolts was stripped and would not come out. A skid steer did not succeed in removing the bolt, so they released the pressure from the guardrail. The bolt then came loose, causing the guardrail to pop up and hit one of the employees on the chin. He suffered a neck injury and was knocked unconscious, then had trouble breathing after waking up. He was hospitalized.
2020-03-31	Fort Myers	Florida	TriCircle Pavers, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was trying to tighten slack in a conveyor line. The conveyor line started and amputated the employee's right ring and little fingertips.
2020-03-17	Fort Myers	Florida	FIDDLESTICKS COUNTRY CLUB, INC	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Fall on same level due to tripping over self
An employee tripped and fell face first in the shop. She was hospitalized with a possible back injury.
2020-03-14	Fort Myers	Florida	Walmart Supercenter	Brain	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was helping to unload a truck when three boxes fell and struck him in the head. He was hospitalized.
2020-01-17	Fort Myers	Florida	Brandsafway Solutions LLC	Leg(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
At 2:15 p.m. on January 17, 2020, an employee was climbing down a scaffold ladder. As he moved from the ladder to the work platform, he slipped and fell about 5 feet to the lower level. He suffered a broken bone in the left leg.
2019-09-24	Fort Myers	Florida	Suncoast SRS Distribution	Heel(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was securing a load on a flatbed truck that had a crane attached along with portable forks. A fork fell on the employee's leg, causing an injury to the heel that required surgery.
2019-08-27	Fort Myers	Florida	GN PLUMBING CORP	Leg(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was walking down the permanent stairs on a residential construction site when he tripped and fell down seven steps, breaking his left leg.
2019-08-27	Fort Myers	Florida	RICK ROBERT'S LAWN SERVICE, INC	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was operating a stand-up mower when the side cover on the deck hit a rock and the blades turned off. The employee's hand entered the deck when the still-moving blades severed a right-hand fingertip to the bone and caused a deep tissue cut.
2019-08-06	Fort Myers	Florida	UNITED PARCEL SERVICE	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee had completed his shift as a delivery driver. Later, while at home, he felt ill and was hospitalized for kidney problems possibly associated with heat and dehydration.
2019-07-29	Fort Myers	Florida	Golden Gate America South	Fingertip(s)	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
An employee was washing a car. The door shut on her right ring finger and the tip was amputated.
2019-07-09	Fort Myers	Florida	Cable Company of America LLC	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee's right index fingertip was caught in a belt and pulley and amputated.
2019-07-08	Fort Myers	Florida	Commercial Appliance Repair, Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
At 12:30 p.m. on July 8, 2019, an employee was helping supervise the unloading of a truck with a forklift. A package tilted over while the forklift was moving and fell onto the employee. He was hospitalized to treat a head injury (requiring 18 stitches) and a fractured vertebra.
2019-05-20	Fort Myers	Florida	Lamberts Cable Splicing Company, LLC	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was fixing a garage door from an extension ladder when the employee fell approximately 14 feet to the ground, suffering wrist, ankle, and rib fractures.
2019-05-08	Fort Myers	Florida	Preferred Materials, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was cleaning a water sprinkler system used to keep rock moist before use. The employee as standing on top of the material bin wall. The wall is about 2.5 to 3 feet thick. The height of the wall is about 8 to 9 feet (3-blocks high : 6ft long by 3ft high). The sprinkler system's pipes run on the top of the wall. The employee was cleaning one of the holes on the pipe with both feet on the wall. When the employee was standing up, his right foot slipped and he fell forward 9 feet into the
2019-04-30	Fort Myers	Florida	Sullivan Home Services Inc.	Hip(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was descending an 8-foot stepladder after doing a paint touch-up above a garage door when he missed the last step and fell to the floor, fracturing his hip.
2019-04-12	Fort Myers	Florida	Stokes Marine, Inc.	Upper and lower limb(s)	Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
An employee was refueling a gas pump when it caught fire. The employee's legs and arms were burned.
2019-04-10	Fort Myers	Florida	TWC Services	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was diagnosing a water leak on an ice machine when the tip of his left index finger was cut off in a small hole on the machine.
2019-04-01	Fort Myers	Florida	Advanced Disposal Services, Inc.	Thigh(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was standing on a cart tipper when he fell 3 feet to the ground. His right leg was caught and his left leg hit the ground, breaking the femur.
2019-03-29	Fort Myers	Florida	Publix Super Markets, Inc.	Leg(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was unstacking a pallet when her foot got caught in plastic wrap. She fell to the floor, breaking her left leg.
2019-02-11	Fort Myers	Florida	Conditioned Air Company of Naples, LLC	Eye(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was breaking loose a sheet metal duct connection that was sealed with pure duct seal using a flat head screw driver. The screwdriver slipped and struck his left eye. He was hospitalized.
2019-01-27	Fort Myers	Florida	FS Tenet Pool IV Trust	Hip(s)	Fall on same level
An employee fell to the ground while exiting the bathroom and suffered a left hip fracture.
2018-09-27	Fort Myers	Florida	Service Contracting Solutions	BODY SYSTEMS	Ingestion of harmful substance
While painting, an employee went to drink water out of a plastic bottle, but the bottle contained a chemical called xylene. The employee ingested the chemical and was hospitalized.
2018-09-20	Fort Myers	Florida	U.S. Postal Service	Hip(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was on a mobile ladder, trying to unjam a machine. The employee fell from the ladder to the floor, suffering a broken hip.
2018-09-15	Fort Myers	Florida	Contractor Plus INC.	Arm(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface
An employee was placing plywood down on flooring at ground level when he tripped over a gap between two pieces of plywood, causing him to fall and fracture his right arm.
2018-09-06	Fort Myers	Florida	Welch Tennis Courts, Inc	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
A temporary employee was using a shovel to finish the edges of a clay tennis court. The employee became ill due to heat stress and was hospitalized.
2018-08-30	Fort Myers	Florida	B&I Contractors, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was attempting to clear a jam from a crimping machine. When the employee removed the jammed material, the machine began to operate and amputated the employee's left thumb tip. The machine was not locked/tagged out at the time of the incident.
2018-08-18	Fort Myer	Virginia	Family Morale Welfare and Recreation	Arm(s)	Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was walking when she tripped and struck both forearms on a desk. She fractured both arms, requiring hospitalization and surgery.
2018-07-06	Fort Myers	Florida	Kraft Heinz Company	Forearm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was buffing a shaft while operating a lathe when a piece of the employee's clothing was caught by the lathe, resulting in a broken right forearm.
2018-06-23	Fort Myers	Florida	CROWTHER ROOFING AND SHEET METAL OF FLORIDA, INC.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee just accessed a roof and fell off to the ground below sustaining an ankle and sacrum fracture. Fall protection was not worn at the time.
2018-06-18	Fort Myers	Florida	Florida Independent Truck Repair, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was doing mechanical work on a military truck. The truck started up and the alternator belt caught the employee's right hand. The tip of the employee's index finger was amputated.
2018-06-06	Fort Myers	Florida	Averitt Express	Nonclassifiable	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
An employee was struck by a forklift, suffering fractures.
2018-06-06	Fort Myers	Florida	Triple J. Grassing, LLC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
An employee was driving a forklift down a steep slope when it overturned. The employee sustained cuts to the head and arms as well as fractured ribs.
2018-05-15	Fort Myers	Florida	Target Roofing and Sheet Metal, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet
An employee was working on a two-story condo unit's roof area when he slipped and fell from the roof, hitting an air conditioning unit before hitting the ground. He sustained fractures to his left-side ribs.
2018-04-23	Fort Myers	Florida	Camp-Rigby Management, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was tearing off a roof when a tool in his hand came into contact with an overhead powerline. He suffered an electrical shock.
2018-04-16	Fort Myers	Florida	M&S FLOORS, LLC	Multiple body parts	Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
An employee was reversing a truck into a parking space. He had opened the door to get a better view when he accelerated instead of pushing the brake. The truck went over the curb and he was thrown on the ground against the cement boards (parking stops), breaking a rib and two vertebrae. He was hospitalized.
2018-03-11	North Fort Myers	Florida	Dennie Miller Plumbing, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Entangled in other object or equipment
An employee was replacing a submersible well pump and pulling out a pipe when a wire that was connected to the pipe wrapped around and amputated his left pointer finger at the first knuckle.
2018-02-12	Fort Myers	Florida	PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS, INC.	Hip(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was stocking grocery shelves while standing on a stepstool. As the employee was stepping down from the stepstool, she missed the last step and fell to the ground resulting in a fractured left hip.
2018-02-08	Fort Myers	Florida	The Great Indoorz LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was using a circular saw to cut a door when the saw kicked back and caught the employee's left pinky finger, resulting in an amputation.
2018-02-06	Fort Myers	Florida	Lotts Concrete Products, Inc.	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was run over by a powered industrial truck while cleaning the yard, suffering severe dislocations of the right-foot toes.
2017-09-24	Fort Myers	Florida	Wyndham Hotel	Leg(s)	Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving
An employee heard a commotion in the parking lot. When the employee asked three individuals to leave, they assaulted him. The employee was hospitalized with a broken leg and injured ear.
2017-07-28	Fort Myers	Florida	Cement Industries	Foot (feet)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee's foot was struck by a forklift's rear wheel. The employee required hospitalization for a broken bone.
2017-07-28	Fort Myers	Florida	Cement Industries	Ankle(s)	Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle
An employee took wood from the bin off the side of the large forklift. While he was handing the wood to another employee the rear tire of the forklift rolled up onto his left heel. His foot was pinned by the tire and the forklift had to be reversed off the foot. The employee sustained a broken ankle.
2017-07-26	Fort Myers	Florida	TINCHER CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION, INC.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee became unconscious and was hospitalized for possible heat stroke.
2017-07-22	Fort Myers	Florida	WGA NAVSTAR AVIATION USA INC.	Upper and lower limb(s)	Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was disconnecting an airplane's communication cables when lightning struck the plane. He suffered severe burns to his hands and feet.
2017-07-13	Fort Myers	Florida	Emerald Coast RV Center	Leg(s)	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee slipped and fell 8 feet to the ground while checking seals on an RV roof, breaking the left leg and requiring hospitalization.
2017-06-28	Fort Myers	Florida	Utility Lines Construction Services, LLC	Nonclassifiable	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was installing a label on a power pole when he contacted a powerline jumper and was shocked, suffering electrical burns that required hospitalization.
2017-06-28	Fort Myers	Florida	Utility Lines COnstruction Services, LLC	Multiple trunk locations	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was installing a switch to a pole when his hand contacted an overhead powerline and an arc flash occurred. He suffered a first degree burn on his chest and second degree burn on his back, requiring hospitalization.
2017-06-02	Fort Myers	Florida	B & I CONTRACTORS, INC.	BODY SYSTEMS	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee and a coworker were working in an electrical room, pushing a ground cable through the top of the main distribution panel, when an arc flash occurred. The employee was thrown 5 feet back from the panel and required hospitalization.
2017-04-20	Fort Myers	Florida	Alligator Towing & Recovery, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by powered vehicle-nontransport, n.e.c.
An employee was bringing a car onto a flatbed tow truck using a winch system when the truck slipped from the winch and hit the employee on the left side of the body. The employee suffered fractured ribs and was hospitalized.
2017-04-03	Fort Myers	Florida	Ferguson Enterprises, Inc.	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
An employee was driving a forklift that overturned on him. The employee's left leg was caught by the forklift's mast crushing his toes which were amputated at the hospital. All five toes on the left foot were amputated.
2017-02-28	Fort Myers	Florida	Woodsmoke Recreational Enterprises, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was trimming a tree when a branch fell, bounced up and struck him in the chest, resulting in two fractured ribs and a bruised lung.
2017-02-21	Fort Myers	Florida	KMart	Ankle(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was pushing a merchandise cart and collapsed or lost his balance and fell to the ground breaking the right ankle.
2017-01-21	Fort Myers	Florida	FORESTRY RESOURCES, INC.	BODY SYSTEMS	Other fall to lower level
An employee was changing the oil on a prentice machine. As the employee was descending the machine's steps, he slipped and hit his forehead and lacerated the back of his ear on the machine. The employee suffered a TIA (mini stroke) and was admitted to the hospital with slurred speech.
2017-01-21	Fort Myers	Florida	Crannie Signs, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Roadway collision-moving and standing vehicle on side of roadway
An employee was replacing sign panels on metal arches over a terminal access road overpass on a parkway. He was working from a boom lift parked at the median while the inside lanes were open to traffic in both directions and the outside lanes and shoulders were closed. An automobile truck carrier struck his boom lift, ejecting him from the basket. His harness/lanyard pulled him back, and he bounced off the basket and landed on the pavement below. He sustained a fractured femur, nine broken ribs,
2017-01-20	Fort Myers	Florida	Crown Roof Tiles	Leg(s)	Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
A temporary employee was standing on the forks of a forklift, helping to move and load tile-making equipment onto a semi-trailer, when he fell off the forks. The forklift then ran over his right leg, requiring surgery.
2016-09-29	North Fort Myers	Florida	Modern Movers Inc.	Leg(s)	Fall, slip, trip
An employee broke one of his legs while moving furniture from a house into the moving truck.
2016-09-28	Fort Myers	Florida	State-Line Products of South Florida, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was caulking holes on a wall while standing on a 6-foot ladder when the employee fell to the ground, breaking ribs and puncturing a lung.
2016-09-27	Fort Myers	Florida	B&I Contractors Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was clamping pipes on the 15th floor. A pipe that was being loaded on the 23rd floor fell from a basket and struck the employee.
2016-09-08	Fort Myers	Florida	Labor Finders International, Inc.	Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was working from an aerial lift and moving a sign when he fell from the lift and cut his shoulder, requiring hospitalization.
2016-07-21	Fort Myers	Florida	Precision Cleaning, Inc.	Upper arm(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was pressure washing a roof. The pressure hose ruptured and the employee's upper left arm was lacerated.
2016-07-06	North Fort Myers	Florida	ASPLUNDH TREE EXPERT CO.	Multiple body parts	Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in work zone
An employee was flagging traffic on the west side of a jobsite on the east-bound lane. He was standing behind the cones in the lane ahead of the trucks that had flashers on. The other flagger had just changed from the "slow" to the "stop" position for traffic to let cars pass from west toward the east. As the employee released from "stop" to "slow" for traffic going east, a car struck him. He suffered two fractures to his lower legs, a broken clavicle, broken ribs on his right side. and an abra
2016-07-05	Fort Myers	Florida	Comcast Cable	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was installing a communication cable when he experienced heat-related illnesses and leg cramps, requiring hospitalization.
2016-06-14	Fort Myers	Florida	Tomahawk Construction, LLC	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Boarding, alighting-excluding slip, trip, fall-single episode
While getting out of his truck, an employee misstepped and re-injured a previous hernia in his left lower abdomen.
2016-06-07	Fort Myers	Florida	Southern Grocers, LLC.	Leg(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped and fell on the wet floor while getting some cheese from a cooler, fracturing the left leg and scraping the right arm.
2016-05-18	Fort Myers	Florida	TWC Services, Inc	Wrist(s)	Other fall to lower level
While climbing a fixed ladder, an employee fell backward and fractured his wrist.
2016-05-10	North Fort Myers	Florida	Raymond Building Supply Corp	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
On May 10, 2016, at 8:00 p.m., an employee was collecting wood that was cut by a saw and coming off a conveyor when the conveyor jammed. When the employee attempted to clear the jam, the conveyor amputated the employee's left ring fingertip.
2016-03-21	Fort Myers	Florida	SJS Beacon Baseball	Face	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was directing traffic when a golf cart came from behind and struck the employee. The employee suffered facial fractures.
2016-03-11	Fort Myers	Florida	Amerigas, Inc.	Brain	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was standing on the lift gate of a truck, unloading a junk pool heater into a dumpster, when he lost his balance and fell to the concrete below. He suffered head trauma due to head contact with the asphalt.