DateCityStateEmployerBody PartEvent
2021-11-10GainesvilleGaPILGRIM'S PRIDE CORPORATIONLower leg(s)Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was standing behind a pallet jack. The employee used the throttle to move the pallet jack; it reversed instead of going forward and pinned his left leg to the wall. He suffered a fracture to the lower leg.
2021-10-27GainesvilleFlW.W. Gay Mechanical Contractor, Inc.Fingertip(s)Injured by slipping or swinging object held by other person
On October 27, 2021, the injured employee was helping another employee to align two pieces of metal pipe 6 inches in diameter in order to prepare the metal for welding. The employee was using a hammer to hit the pipe to get it better aligned when the injured employee's right middle finger was hit by the hammer, resulting in a fingertip amputation without bone loss.
2021-10-01GainesvilleGaShoreline Transfer & Shoreline Transfer Express Inc.Lumbar regionOverexertion and bodily reaction
An employee was fueling refrigerated trailers when he felt a pain in his back and left leg and fell. The employee was unable to walk. The employee suffered two slipped discs in their back.
2021-09-09GainesvilleFlThe WynwoodBrainFall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
An employee fell off a golf cart and hit his head on the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a head injury.
2021-08-10GainesvilleGaRecro Pharma LLCUpper and lower limb(s)Other fall to lower level
An employee was walking down an internal stairway when she fell to the ground, dislocating her shoulder and breaking her leg in two places. She underwent surgery to the leg.
2021-07-26GainesvilleFlGFL EnvironmentalThigh(s)Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
On July 26, 2021, an employee was on the riding step of a garbage truck picking up garbage on a dirt road. The truck got close to a tree, knocking the employee off the riding step and resulting in bruising on his left thigh that required hospitalization.
2021-07-20GainesvilleGaLaserCraft Technologies IncFingertip(s)Contact with objects and equipment
On July 20, 2021, an employee was using a jig to grind metal rods. As the employee was removing a part from the jig, the jig pinched the employee's gloved, right index fingertip. The employee suffered an amputation to the fingertip.
2021-07-02GainesvilleFlFlorida Food Service, IncFoot (feet)Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was driving a forklift in the warehouse. While driving out of the cooler, the employee's foot got caught between the forklift and a pole, resulting in a broken foot.
2021-06-26GainesvilleFlElite Power Moves, LLCAnkle(s)Fall on same level due to slipping
On June 26, 2021, an employee was unloading furniture from a truck when he slipped and fell on the truck's ramp, resulting in a fractured ankle that required hospitalization.
2021-05-24GainesvilleGaCargill IncorporatedFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was operating a cracker mill designed to grind soy beans. The employee was clearing a jam in the machine when their right hand was caught between two cracker rolls (8" blades) resulting in amputation of their pinky, ring, and middle fingers and a partial amputation of their right palm.
2021-05-04GainesvilleGaThomas ConcreteFingertip(s)Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was attaching a front end loader bucket to a machine. He aligned the parts to place a pin, and a bar moved and pinched his left index fingertip. The fingertip was amputated.
2021-03-21GainesvilleGaPilgrims Pride CorporationFingertip(s)Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An maintenance employee was assisting with rebuilding a machine when the machine's bottom plate dropped down and caught the employee's right ring finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2021-02-23GainesvilleFlEarl W. Colvard, Inc.Lower extremitiesStruck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
On February 23, 2020, an employee was moving a 570-pound tire onto a pickup truck's lift gate when the tire fell off the lift gate and knocked the employee to the ground. The employee suffered an injury to his right lower muscle and was hospitalized.
2021-01-25GainesvilleTxIFS Coatings Inc.Fingertip(s)Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was investigating an issue with one of the bag houses. While moving powder away from the flip flop valve (air lock), the air lock opened and the flip flop valve closed and amputated a fingertip.
2021-01-13GainesvilleGaCOTTRELL, INC.Fingertip(s)Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was adjusting the band in a band saw after repair when the blade amputated their left index finger.
2020-10-19GainesvilleFlScott Setzer Construction LLCFinger(s), fingernail(s)Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
On October 19, 2020, a carpenter was ripping a piece of 2 x 4 lumber with a circular saw when the saw kicked back and amputated the employee's left pinky and ring fingers.
2020-10-02GainesvilleFlDAB CONSTUCTORS, INC.Multiple body partsPedestrian struck by vehicle in work zone
On October 2, 2020, an employee was struck by a motor grader while shoveling windrow. The employee sustained fractures to the right arm, right foot, and ribs.
2020-09-25GainesvilleTxThe Industrial CompanyAbdomen, except internal location of diseases or disordersInjured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was using a push-pull slam wrench to land a base section of a wind tower. The tool struck the employee's abdomen, causing a mid-section hematoma.
2020-09-21GainesvilleGaFoundation Food GroupFingertip(s)Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting poultry using a band saw and amputated the tip of his right thumb.
2020-08-21GainesvilleGaMartin Docks, Inc.Wrist(s)Other fall to lower level
An employee was tightening bolts on the handrail system of a boat dock under construction. The employee fell from the dock's roof, landed on the construction platform, and then fell to the ground. The employee suffered contusions and lacerations to the head, neck, left arm, and left leg, as well as a wrist fracture that required surgery. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-08-12GainesvilleMoWilson IndustriesFingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was investigating a jam when his left index fingertip was amputated inside a silo.
2020-07-31GainesvilleFlWayne Automatic Fire Sprinklers, Inc.Chest, except internal location of diseases or disordersOther fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee fell 4 feet off a bakers scaffold and was hospitalized for fractured ribs.
2020-07-20GainesvilleFloridaOelrich Construction, Inc.BODY SYSTEMSNonclassifiable
An employee was cleaning up and sweeping the floor inside the facility when he fainted. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-07-15GainesvilleGeorgiaAlbert International, USANonclassifiableStruck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee descended from a forklift to fill a container with a chemical from a tote that was mounted on the forks of a forklift. The chemical tote hit the employee, resulting in injury and hospitalization.
2020-07-07GainesvilleTexasRent-A-CenterArm(s)Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was loading a box truck. The employee fell off the lift gate, landing about 4 feet below and suffering a broken left arm.
2020-05-20GainesvilleGeorgiaFoundation Food GroupFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was monitoring chicken as it went into an oven. The chicken was getting stuck between two conveyors; when the employee grabbed one of the conveyors to move it, his finger got stuck, and the fingertip was amputated at the first knuckle.
2020-05-12GainesvilleFloridaEMC Framing, LLC.Hip(s)Other fall to lower level
The injured employee was setting a truss about 10 feet high on a residential building. He was working with two other employees. The truss was not going into the right position and when one of the employees pushed it, the injured employee, who was grabbing the truss, lost his balance and fell to the floor, fracturing his hip. The employee required surgery.
2020-05-05GainesvilleGeorgiaRush Truck CenterMultiple body partsOther fall to lower level
A service technician was standing on the frame rail of a truck and torqueing engine cylinder head-bolts using a torque wrench. He fell to the floor, suffering a broken hip and wrist.
2020-05-05GainesvilleFloridaGatorland KubotaBrainFall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c.
On May 5, 2020, an employee was measuring a trailer to install a winch when he tripped and hit his head on the truck's bumper. He suffered a bruise on his left side and was hospitalized with a head injury.
2020-04-15GainesvilleFloridaSwamp Heating and Air LLCAnkle(s)Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was climbing up a ladder. The ladder slipped from the side of the building and the employee fell to the ground about 10 feet below. He landed on his feet, then tripped over the ladder lying on the ground and fell. He was hospitalized, having suffered a broken left ankle.
2020-03-02GainesvilleGeorgiaEskimo Cold StorageLeg(s)Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
An employee was in a truck lane after sealing a truck. A truck backed up and pinned the employee against the building, crushing the employee's legs.
2020-02-04GainesvilleGeorgiaGold Creek Foods, LLCFingertip(s)Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was running the breading machine. He looked into the product entry opening and saw breading had clotted up inside. He was attempting to remove the clot when his right hand contacted a conveyor belt flap inside the machine, resulting in a right middle fingertip amputation.
2020-02-03GainesvilleFloridaCAMBRIDGE MANAGEMENT, INC.BODY SYSTEMSIngestion of harmful substance
A maintenance employee was in the shop cleaning up for the day when he took a juice container from a tool bucket and ingested it. He realized that it was not his drink and had a strange taste. He became ill and required hospitalization.
2019-09-20GainesvilleGeorgiaACH Foam Technologies, Inc.Thigh(s)Other fall to lower level
An employee was moving a block of expanded polystyrene foam from a tilt table with a cart. The block started moving toward him, causing him to fall to the ground. He suffered a broken right femur and was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
2019-08-26GainesvilleTexasJerry Paul Higgins, LTDElbow(s)Fall on same level
An employee was using a fire hose to flush water from a newly installed water line when the hose whipped. The employee tripped or was knocked off balance to the ground by the whipping hose, dislocating the left elbow.
2019-07-31GainesvilleTexasBasic Energy ServicesBODY SYSTEMSExposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was moving hoses on a frac spread. He had the hoses over his shoulder when residual biocide from one of them flowed onto his shoulders and back. He later lost consciousness and was hospitalized to treat dehydration and skin rashes.
2019-07-11GainesvilleFloridaDahmer Contracting Group of FloridaShoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was separating a bundle of joists when one of the joists fell on him and hit him in the shoulder. He was hospitalized.
2019-06-21GainesvilleFloridaAll Florida Electric Company, Inc.Fingertip(s)Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee and his coworker were lowering a 10-foot long, 3-inch conduit steel pipe to be installed at the ceiling part of the tunnel when the employee's right pinky finger was caught between the end of the pipe and a fixed ladder located at the west wall of the tunnel. He suffered the amputation of his right pinky fingertip without bone loss. Leather gloves were worn at the time of the incident.
2019-06-19GainesvilleFloridaElite Auto Center of Gainesville, Inc.Leg(s)Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was hooking a front end loader to his tow truck to get it out of a wash pit in a concrete plant. The employee suffered chemical burns to the legs from the 3-foot-deep water the loader was in. He was hospitalized.
2019-05-22GainesvilleFloridaH.B. Fuller Construction Products, Inc. Chest, except internal location of diseases or disordersOther fall to lower level
An employee was on a 12-foot A-frame ladder inspecting an air leak on a discharge pipe. As the employee was descending the ladder, he accidentally opened a release valve, which released a powder-like substance onto his face; this caused him to lose balance and fall from the ladder to the ground. He suffered broken ribs.
2019-05-15GainesvilleGeorgiaHydro, Inc.Elbow(s)Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was pushing a rack when she tripped and fell into the rack, striking her arm on a roller and fracturing her elbow.
2019-05-10GainesvilleFloridaKirkland Concrete, LLC. Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)Other fall to lower level
An employee was climbing down a concrete column form and fell. The employee suffered a dislocated shoulder and a laceration.
2019-04-23GainesvilleFloridaGodwin Enterprises of Gainesville, Inc.Elbow(s)Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was installing roofing material about 7 or 8 feet from the edge of the flat roof of a one-story residential house. He stepped on an insulation board and lost his balance, falling 8 feet to the concrete patio below and fracturing his left elbow. He was hospitalized.
2019-04-10GainesvilleGeorgiaOTR WHEEL ENGINEERING, INC.BrainStruck by dislodged flying object, particle
A temporary employee was placing a wheel assembly onto a bead seating machine. When the machine cycled, the cylinder bolts failed allowing the piston, bell housing and wheel assembly to swing out toward the employee's head. The tire struck the employee's face and knocked him backward onto the concrete floor. The employee suffered a loss of consciousness and a laceration to the mouth and the back of the head.
2019-03-11GainesvilleFloridaPerformance Food Group, Inc.Lower leg(s)Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was operating a pallet truck. As he was turning into an aisle from the south dry dock, he struck a guard rail with his right hand, causing the pallet jack to come to a full and complete stop that thrust him forward off the machine. As he fell from the machine, he held onto the throttle. His left foot and leg were then pinned against a rack. He was hospitalized with a crushed right hand, left leg laceration, and fractured fibula.
2019-03-05GainesvilleFloridaParadigm Management Team, LLCFinger(s), fingernail(s)Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting a piece of wood with a table saw. The saw blade cut his left middle finger, resulting in a partial amputation.
2019-02-14GainesvilleFloridaGainesville Fence, LLC. Multiple trunk locationsOther fall to lower level
An employee was on a six-foot ladder replacing an aluminum balcony hand rail system and fell onto the concrete bed landing on his hip and breaking his pelvis and possibly his back.
2019-01-14GainesvilleFloridaPerformance Food Group, Inc.Ankle(s)Nonroadway collision with other vehicle
An employee was driving an electric stand-up pallet jack when another pallet jack driver struck him. This caused him to lose control of the pallet jack and to hit a metal railing. His left ankle hit the metal railing, resulting in a laceration and fracture to his left ankle. He was hospitalized.
2018-09-12GainesvilleFloridaPark Meadows Health & Rehabilitation CenterHip(s)Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
A nurse was administering medication to a resident when she tripped on a light cord and fell to the floor. She suffered a broken right hip and was hospitalized.
2018-09-07GainesvilleFloridaUF Health Shands HospitalKnee(s)Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped on wet asphalt and fell, landing on and breaking her left knee. She was hospitalized.
2018-07-29GainesvilleFloridaUF Health Shands HospitalKnee(s)Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped on a wet hallway floor and fell, fracturing her knee. She was hospitalized.
2018-07-19GainesvilleFloridaPhilips of North AmericaHip(s)Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
A temporary employee tripped on the corner of a pallet, falling to the floor and breaking her hip. She was hospitalized.
2018-07-16GainesvilleGeorgiaMP EquipmentBODY SYSTEMSNonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
An employee was using a forklift to move equipment into a demonstration room. The forklift hit a 480-volt connector. The employee was shocked and hospitalized.
2018-07-12GainesvilleFloridaRHP Staffing CompanyUpper and lower limb(s)Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee entered the modular office building and slipped and fell on the floor, breaking her right wrist and left leg. She was hospitalized.
2018-07-09GainesvilleGeorgiaCHEDDAR'S CASUAL CAFEUpper and lower limb(s)Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was making tea when the basket that holds the tea fell into the water. The hot water then splashed on her hands, arms, and feet, causing burns.
2018-07-07GainesvilleFloridaW. W. Gay Mechanical Contractor, Inc.Hand(s)Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was on a ladder unhooking the ground clamp of a welding machine with the right hand when the employee grabbed a piece of conduit with the left hand for support and received an electric shock. The employee suffered a burn to the right hand around the thumb and ring finger.
2018-07-02GainesvilleFloridaSanta Fe Electric, Inc.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Exposure to electricity
An employee was on a ladder when he was shocked by a live electrical component. He fell from the ladder, suffering an electrical burn and an open wound on the right thumb.
2018-06-21GainesvilleFloridaCrystal Air & Water, Inc.Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disordersOther fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was cutting a piece of copper from an exterior wall using a 10-foot A-frame ladder when he lost his footing and fell about 6 feet to the ground. He injured his spleen and was hospitalized.
2018-06-10GainesvilleGeorgiaFieldale FarmsMultiple trunk locationsFall through surface or existing opening
An employee was preparing to clean an air duct system and fell down a shaft when backing up along the duct system. The employee sustained back and pelvic fractures. A piece of sheet metal duct work at the end of the shaft also lacerated the employee's left hand.
2018-06-05GainesvilleFloridaUF Health Shands-GainesvilleKnee(s)Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was walking through the tunnel, slipped on the wet floor and fell fracturing his right knee. The employee was hospitalized.
2018-04-14GainesvilleFloridaWalmart Stores, Inc.Fingertip(s)Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was operating a band saw to cut a pork bone when he attempted to catch the meat and his left pointer and middle fingers were caught by the blade, resulting in the amputation of both fingertips.
2018-04-06GainesvilleGeorgiaFIELDALE FARMS LLCFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was rinsing (spraying water) down a piece of equipment (pump) when he attempted to remove a piece of pipe. He removed a clamp from the pipe, and his finger entered the pipe. A blade (flight) that moves water inside the pipe then amputated his left middle finger at the first joint.
2018-03-09GainesvilleGeorgiaMHC KenworthElbow(s)Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was under a truck using an impact wrench to remove the first of two bolts located on the carrier bearing of a driveline. When he removed the first bolt, he noticed the second bolt was stripped, but still needed to be removed to successfully remove the entire driveline. As he tried to remove the second bolt, the driveline shifted toward him in a downward motion, causing him to react and catch the driveline with both his hands and feet. He then asked a coworker to help remove the secon
2018-02-20GainesvilleFloridaRafferty Holdings, LLCArm(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a lathe when the employee's left arm was caught in the lathe, resulting in a left arm amputation.
2018-02-05GainesvilleGeorgiaSmithfield Direct, LLCAnkle(s)Fall, slip, trip
An employee was moving product from the back of a parked 18-wheeler to the back of a box delivery truck when he fell to the ground, fracturing his ankle.
2018-01-29GainesvilleGeorgiaAT&T ServicesMultiple body partsOther fall to lower level
Two employees were installing an aerial service wire to a residence. One employee had connected the line at the pole and ran the wire across the road to the residence while a second employee was working on an 8' ladder to connect the wire at the residence. A car then drove over the wire and it became tangled in the undercarriage of the vehicle, pulling the second employee off the ladder. He fell into the bed of the residence's truck, fracturing ribs and suffering hand burns from the wire.
2018-01-23GainesvilleGeorgiaMorningside of GainesvilleHip(s)Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee's foot became caught on a desk and she fell between the desk and a copier machine, breaking her right hip.
2017-10-17GainesvilleGeorgiaPilgrims PrideElbow(s) and arms(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was repairing a top conveyor belt when he dropped a tool and his sleeve was caught by the lower belt roller, pulling his arm backward toward the belt. He suffered an elbow dislocation and fractured ulna. The lower belt was not locked/tagged out at the time.
2017-10-11GainesvilleGeorgiaCARGILL FOODSMultiple body partsContact with hot objects or substances
An employee was preparing to flush water through heat exchanger equipment when he was severely burned by hot water (about 280 degrees), suffering burns on his chest, left arm, and shoulder.
2017-10-07GainesvilleGeorgiaKoch Foods of Gainesville, LLC Lower leg(s)Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was operating an electric powered industrial truck (PIT) when his right leg was pinned between the PIT and a handrail, fracturing his right tibia and fibula.
2017-10-03GainesvilleTexasIFS Coatings Inc.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee locked/tagged out a rotary sieve machine and cleaned it. Afterward, the employee removed the lockout/tagout, then noticed there was still material in the machine. The employee started the machine to push the excess material out and was attempting to clean it again when the employee's right hand contacted the rotary sieve, amputating the index finger.
2017-09-21GainesvilleGeorgiaPublix Supermarkets, Inc.BrainCompressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was putting food into a hot deli case when the case's glass door fell and hit her head. She suffered a concussion and neck strain, requiring hospitalization. The door was not locked in the open position at the time.
2017-09-01GainesvilleGeorgiaPilgrims Pride CorporationMultiple body partsNonroadway noncollision incident
An employee was moving a storage trailer toward a dock when the trailer tipped on a hill. The cab then went into the air and fell down with the trailer. The employee suffered two vertebrae fractures, one tailbone fracture, and one shoulder blade fracture. He was hospitalized.
2017-07-26GainesvilleGeorgiaUSPSAnkle(s)Fall on same level due to tripping
An employee was exiting her mail delivery vehicle when her feet became tangled underneath the vehicle and she fell, fracturing both ankles.
2017-07-17GainesvilleGeorgiaORBITAL ENERGY SERVICES CORP.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery
While polishing a throttle valve stem in front of a CNC lathe, an employee was caught in the machine, suffering left arm fractures, a pinky finger amputation, and damage to other left-hand fingers.
2017-07-06GainesvilleGeorgiaPrime Pak Foods IncFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was using a pair of pliers to clear jammed chicken from a cuber machine when the employee's left hand was pulled into the machine's knives, lacerating and partially amputating the ring and pinky fingers.
2017-06-25GainesvilleTexasMurphy Oil USABODY SYSTEMSStings and venomous bites
An employee was bitten by a copperhead snake on the right index finger.
2017-06-19GainesvilleFloridaTerrell Carpentry LLCFingertip(s)Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was measuring and cutting wood on a table saw when the saw blade amputated his pinky fingertip and cut his ring finger.
2017-06-17GainesvilleGeorgiaPilgrims Pride Multiple body partsJack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
An employee was reversing a truck down a road after offloading cargo when the truck wheels fell off into a ditch, causing the truck to overturn. The employee suffered two broken ribs, a broken shoulder blade, and a bruised lung.
2017-05-25GainesvilleGeorgiaM/T Oakwood TireFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
An employee was checking a noise under the hood of a vehicle in the belt area. A coworker started the car while the employee's hand was touching the belt. The belt and pulley then amputated his left index finger to the first joint.
2017-05-20GainesvilleGeorgiaALTA REFRIGERATION, INCNonclassifiableInhalation of harmful substance-single episode
An employee was bleeding an ammonia line when ammonia came out of the valve and sprayed the employee's face. The employee inhaled ammonia refrigerant and had to be hospitalized.
2017-05-05GainesvilleFloridaUF Health Shands HospitalAnkle(s)Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee had verified a patient's medication with a coworker at a computer when she turned to exit the room and tripped on a fetal monitor's cord. She fell to the floor, fracturing her left ankle and bruising her left wrist. She was hospitalized.
2017-05-04GainesvilleFloridaPepsi Bottling CompanyFingertip(s)Struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached
An employee was standing on a truck step, inspecting the bays before making deliveries for the day. When he finished looking in the bay, he grabbed the strap of the door with his left hand and dismounted the step while his right hand was on the truck deck. The bay door closed on his right hand, partially amputating his middle fingertip, including the entire nail.
2017-04-25GainesvilleFloridaUF Health Shands HospitalKnee(s)Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was walking down the hall towards the elevator when she slipped on wet flooring and fell fracturing the left knee.
2017-04-17GainesvilleGeorgiaPackers Sanitation Services, Inc., LTD. (LLC)Finger(s), fingernail(s)Nonclassifiable
An employee was cleaning the quill puller (defeathering machine) with water and amputated the right pinky finger. The machine was not locked out at the time.
2017-04-06GainesvilleGeorgiaPrime Pak Foods IncFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was attempting to dislodge meat from the inside of a meat processing machine when the machine was activtated and amputated several of the employee's fingers.
2017-04-03GainesvilleGeorgiaFieldale FarmsFingertip(s)Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was opening the lid to the vacuum hopper. The lid slipped out of his grasp and fell crushing his left index finger between the lid and the hopper resulting in amputation of the fingertip.
2017-03-25GainesvilleGeorgiaMincey Marble Manufacturing, Inc.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On March 25, 2017, at 10:30 AM, an employee was operating a drill press to drill holes in shower shelves when the employee's right middle fingertip was caught on the drill bit. The fingertip had to be amputated up to the first knuckle.
2017-03-20GainesvilleFloridaGainesville Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, LLCThigh(s)Fall on same level due to slipping
On March 20, 2017, an employee was walking in the dining room/kitchen, slipped, and fell resulting in a fractured right femur.
2017-02-14GainesvilleFloridaR&D Steel Erectors, LLC.Multiple trunk locationsOther fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
An employee was laying metal decking when his foot slipped on a bar joist, causing him to lose his balance and fall 17 feet to the ground. He suffered a fractured rib, fractured vertebrae, and a lacerated liver, requiring hospitalization.
2017-02-08GainesvilleFloridaR.J. Cameron Construction, Inc.Fingertip(s)Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was hooking up a strap to connect a small excavator to a concrete saw. While a coworker was picking up the saw with the excavator, he attempted to readjust the straps at the moment the two pieces of equipment came together. His left ring finger was caught and amputated from the nail between the excavator bucket and the concrete saw.
2017-01-25GainesvilleGeorgiaTarget Store#796Knee(s)Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was stocking the back store room shelves using a mobile stair ladder. As she descended the ladder, the employee lost her footing and fell breaking her right knee.
2016-10-09GainesvilleFloridaWal-Mart Stores East, LPEye(s)Explosion, n.e.c.
An employee was checking the water level in a fire system battery when an explosion occurred. The battery acid entered his eyes and pieces of the battery case lacerated his face. He was hospitalized.
2016-09-22GainesvilleFloridaFC Solar LLCChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersCompressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee in an aerial lift was installing overhead solar panels on a new steel structure when he was crushed between the rail of the aerial lift basket and the steel I-beam he was working on. He suffered a crushed sternum and broken ribs, requiring hospitalization.
2016-09-13GainesvilleGeorgiaMarjac PoultryFoot (feet)Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
An employee was picking up a pallet behind a swing reach truck when the truck operator backed up and ran over the employee's left foot, fracturing the second, fourth, and fifth metatarsals.
2016-09-07GainesvilleFloridaUnited Parcel Service, Inc.BODY SYSTEMSExposure to environmental heat
An employee was delivering packages weighing between less than a pound to 50 pounds at offices in a strip mall when he felt ill. He was hospitalized and treated for heat exhaustion.
2016-09-01GainesvilleTexasPPG IndustriesFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning PVC purge from the barrel of an extruder and amputated a half inch of his left index finger.
2016-08-26GainesvilleFloridaChipotle Mexican GrillFingertip(s)Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was cutting steaks while wearing metal cut gloves when the knife went through a hole in her gloves resulting in a left index fingertip amputation without bone loss.
2016-08-22GainesvilleGeorgiaCottrell IncorporatedFingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a brake press to bend a 10-inch piece of metal with the long end in the machine. His hand entered the point of operation, crushing and avulsing his left ring and middle fingertips, which had to be amputated.
2016-08-04GainesvilleFloridaPark Meadows Health & Rehabilitation CenterLeg(s)Other jump to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was cutting tree limbs from a 6 foot A-frame ladder when a limb hit the ladder. He dismounted the ladder 2 feet off the ground, breaking his right leg and requiring hospitalization.