DateCityStateEmployerBody PartEvent
2021-05-07GracevilleFlGEO Group, Inc.Hip(s)Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was walking towards a vehicle used for transporting dogs. Dogs were running to load up and one of the dogs ran directly to the employee. The employee turned to avoid a collision with the dog. When she turned, she fell and fractured her left hip on the ground.
2021-03-18GracevilleFlGEO Group, Inc.Hip(s)Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving
An employee was counseling an inmate when the inmate charged him, throwing him to the concrete floor and breaking his hip.
2021-02-02GracevilleFlRex Lumber, LLCChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersCaught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was trying to open valves on the back of a gang saw so that the blade guides could be moved. The saw moved, crushing the employee against the chains. The employee suffered broken ribs.
2019-09-20GracevilleFloridaRex Lumber Graceville, LLCFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was using a chop saw to cut boards. A board jammed. As he was clearing the jam, his right hand came in contact with the blade, resulting in the amputation of his middle and index fingers at the first joint. The machine was guarded at the time.
2015-08-15GracevilleFloridaRex Lumber, LLCLeg(s)Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was changing the teeth on a saw when the chain used in the lockout/tagout procedure broke, allowing the saw blade to fall and strike the employee's head and knocking him out. He fell about 2 feet and broke his right leg. He was hospitalized and had surgery.
2015-04-30GracevilleFloridaRex Lumber, LLCAnkle(s) and leg(s)Struck by object or equipment, n.e.c.
On or about April 30, 2015, an employee was helping a second employee position a fallen log so that the grapple of the front-end loader could pick the log up from the ground. The second employee struck the log with such force that the log moved horizontally in a right-to-left sweeping motion, striking the first employee in the leg area and resulting in two breaks to the left leg and a broken right ankle.
2015-04-29GracevilleFloridaRex Lumber, LLCHand(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On or about April 29, 2015, an employee operating the #3 Bander/Strapper in the Planer Mill was injured when the machine's bump plate came down on the employee's left hand resulting in crushing type injuries.