Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-07-13 | Hialeah | Fl | XPO Logistics Freight, Inc. | Foot (feet) and ankle(s) | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area |
An employee was assisting another truck driver with hooking his set of twin trailers. The employee was between trailers and was struck by the converter dolly. The employee sustained a fractured left foot/ankle requiring surgery. | |||||
2021-06-24 | Hialeah Gardens | Fl | Werner Enterprises, Inc. | Ankle(s) | Struck by object or equipment rolling freely |
An employee was lowering a wheeled, steel cage filled with merchandise from the tailgate of a truck. When the tailgate made contact with the ground, the cage shifted and rolled off the gate, striking the employee's left ankle and resulting in a fracture that required hospitalization and surgery. | |||||
2021-05-25 | Hialeah | Fl | Acme Sandblasting Inc | Fingertip(s) | Contact with objects and equipment |
An employee was changing a hose on equipment. The hose crushed the tip of his right index finger, resulting in an amputation. | |||||
2021-05-14 | Hialeah | Fl | G.B. Concrete Services , INC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
An employee was hammering rebar using a sledgehammer in order to construct a sidewalk and struck his right index finger causing a fracture and contusion that required surgery and hospitalization. | |||||
2021-04-16 | Hialeah Gardens | Fl | TREKKER TRACTOR, LLC | Pelvis | Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle |
An employee was performing maintenance on a skid steer while standing in front of it. The seat fell forward and hit a control lever moving the skid steer forward. The skid steer caught the employee's leg and pants, knocked him down, and rolled over him causing pulmonary contusions and a fractured pelvis. | |||||
2021-04-16 | Hialeah | Fl | HORIZON CONTRACTORS, INC. | Multiple body parts | Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle |
An employee was doing repair/maintenance work under a utility vehicle. A chair fell onto the vehicle's controls, and the vehicle ran over the left side of the employee's body, crushing it. | |||||
2021-03-17 | Hialeah | Fl | Arona Home Essentials | Arm(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
An employee was strapping down merchandise in the back of a box truck. The strap did not lock down. When the employee pulled on it to make sure the merchandise was secured, its looseness caused him to fall backwards out of the truck to the ground and suffer a broken arm. | |||||
2021-03-08 | Hialeah | Fl | DaVita Flamingo Park Kidney Center | Hip(s) | Fall while sitting |
A patient care technician's feet were tangled in a stool. The technician fell to the floor, suffered a broken hip, and was hospitalized. | |||||
2021-02-16 | Hialeah | Fl | Leon Medical Centers East Hialeah | Knee(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over self |
An employee was walking toward the cafeteria when she tripped and fell to the floor, resulting in an injury to the right patella that required surgery. | |||||
2021-01-25 | Hialeah | Fl | HIALEAH METAL SPINNING, INC. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery |
An employee was setting up a CNC machine. The machine crushed the employee's right ring and middle fingers. | |||||
2020-10-08 | Hialeah | Fl | OHL USA, Inc./Community Asphalt, Corp. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Other fall to lower level |
An employee climbed onto the back of the cones truck in order to secure a ice cooler and fell to the ground, suffering a forehead laceration and a broken finger. | |||||
2020-10-07 | Hialeah | Fl | Majesty Foods LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was removing dough from a machine when the machine blade amputated the upper section of the employee's left middle and ring fingers. | |||||
2020-05-12 | Hialeah | Florida | Continental Glass System LLC | Brain | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
An employee was operating an electric pallet jack that had glass on one side and was empty on the other side. When the pallet jack came to a stop, the glass shifted, came off the rack, and struck the employee, pinning him against another rack of glass. The employee suffered a head injury. | |||||
2020-03-06 | Hialeah Gardens | Florida | Environmental Processing System, Inc. | Hand(s) | Other fall to lower level |
An employee was greasing equipment while standing on a conveyor belt. When the equipment was powered on, the employee fell from the conveyor and struck his head and right hand. The employee sustained injuries to his right hand. | |||||
2020-03-02 | Hialeah | Florida | MED Builders Corp | Head and trunk | Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet |
An employee was applying sealer on roofing paper. The employee stepped backward and fell through a skylight opening, landing about 18 feet below and suffering a cerebral hemorrhage, broken bones, and a lacerated liver and spleen. | |||||
2020-02-24 | Hialeah | Florida | LATITE ROOFING AND SHEET METAL, LLC | Nonclassifiable | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
An employee was using a squeegee to apply roofing paper on a commercial roof. The employee fell 7 feet onto a lower roof adjacent to the building and suffered bruised vertebrae. | |||||
2020-01-21 | Hialeah | Florida | GILDA INDUSTRIES, INC. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was doing maintenance work at an oven. As he cleaned one of the chains, his hand got caught and his left middle finger was amputated. He was hospitalized, undergoing surgery. | |||||
2019-08-08 | Hialeah | Florida | United Postal Service | Multiple body parts | Fall on same level |
An employee was walking out of the facility when he tripped/slipped on an object on the floor, falling forward and hitting his head and left shoulder on the floor. | |||||
2019-07-26 | Hialeah | Florida | Ryder Dedicated Logistics | Wrist(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
An employee was in a trailer moving a pallet of merchandise with a pallet jack when the shrink wrap around the boxes of merchandise came loose. The boxes then fell and struck the employee, causing him to fall from the back of the trailer to the ground. He broke his wrist. | |||||
2019-04-01 | Hialeah | Florida | CARL F. EWIG INCORPORATED | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level |
An employee was unloading cardboard from a flatbed truck when the employee missed a step and fell to the cement floor, injuring the right cheek and shoulder. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
2019-03-16 | Hialeah | Florida | Kabco Kitchens | Hand(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 the employee's hand. He was hospitalized, requiring surgery. | |||||
2018-08-21 | Hialeah | Florida | Florida Power and Light | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
An employee was changing gloves while holding a drill when the drill trigger was pushed. The tool drilled into his left hand, causing a laceration and tendon damage to his pinky finger. | |||||
2018-06-28 | Hialeah | Florida | Inframark, LLC | Nonclassifiable | Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue |
An employee slipped and fell into a puddle of sulfuric acid resulting in a chemical burn. | |||||
2018-06-28 | Hialeah | Florida | Goodwill Industries | Nonclassifiable | Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs |
An employee was walking into the store, tripped over the front step and fell resulting in possible fractures. | |||||
2018-06-27 | Hialeah | Florida | Southern Winds Hospital | Ankle(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
An employee slipped and fell to the ground while walking in a puddle of water in the parking lot, fracturing the right ankle. | |||||
2018-06-16 | Hialeah | Florida | HIALEAH HOSPITAL, INC. | Brain | Fall on same level |
An employee fell while walking, suffering a brain bleed that required hospitalization. | |||||
2018-05-18 | Hialeah | Florida | CGI Windows Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was operating a punch press while holding an aluminum extrusion with both hands. He pressed the automatic push pedal with his foot, and his left hand was caught between the press and aluminum extrusion, breaking his left ring finger. | |||||
2018-04-30 | Hialeah | Florida | Hialeah Housing Authority, Inc. | Cranial region | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
An employee painting from an A-frame ladder fell approximately 3 to 4 feet to the ground below, injuring his lower back and sustaining a head laceration requiring staples. He was hospitalized. | |||||
2017-10-13 | Hialeah | Florida | ATLAS PAPER MILLS LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
An employee was inspecting a paper machine when his right hand contacted the blade of an unguarded fan, partially amputating his right thumb. | |||||
2017-08-29 | Hialeah Gardens | Florida | DOWNRITE ENGINEERING CORP. | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee suffered a heat-related illness while installing plumbing. | |||||
2017-08-04 | Hialeah | Florida | UPS, CO. | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
On 08/03/17, an employee was driving on a delivery route when he became ill due to dehydration, suffering lightheadedness and cramping. He was hospitalized for heat exhaustion. | |||||
2017-07-30 | Hialeah | Florida | Morrison Health Care, Inc. | Forearm(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
An employee tripped over a floor mat and fell, sustaining a fractured left forearm. | |||||
2017-06-13 | Hialeah | Florida | COCA-COLA BEVERAGES FLORIDA, LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
An employee was stocking product at a store when the employee's finger was caught and partially amputated between two packs of product. | |||||
2017-05-11 | Hialeah | Florida | BUENA VISTA SECURITY AND PROTECTION AGENCY LLC | Jaw, chin | Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving |
A security guard was assaulted by a person on a train, suffering a broken jaw and requiring hospitalization. | |||||
2017-02-27 | Hialeah | Florida | Florida Fire One | Jaw, chin | Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 16 to 20 feet |
An employee was working in a cage attached to a forklift approximately 18 feet in the air. The attachment fell and the employee suffered a fractured jaw. | |||||
2017-02-15 | Hialeah | Florida | Sears, Roebuck & Company | Foot (feet) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
On February 15, 2017, at about 8:42 AM, an employee tripped on a pallet and fell, fracturing his right foot. He was hospitalized for surgery. | |||||
2016-08-22 | Hialeah | Florida | ATLAS PAPER MILLS, LLC | Multiple body parts | Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue |
An employee was hospitalized due to chemical burns on his leg, abdomen, and mid-section. | |||||
2016-08-21 | Hialeah | Florida | La Carreta IV, Inc | Arm(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping |
An employee was frying food when he tripped and his hand submerged into a deep fryer, burning his left arm. | |||||
2016-07-21 | Hialeah | Florida | USF FABRICATION INC | Pelvis | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was unjamming the vertical bandsaw and got wedged in a section of the machine resulting in a pelvic fracture. | |||||
2016-07-15 | Hialeah | Florida | ATLAS PAPER MILLS | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. |
An employee was covering up equipment to keep it from getting wet in the rain. As the employee tried to tie up the cover his right hand was caught between a moving sprocket and chain resulting in a right pinky finger fracture and a laceration to the right ring finger. | |||||
2016-06-14 | Hialeah | Florida | UPS | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee was hospitalized after completing a delivery route due to dehydration. | |||||
2016-06-09 | Hialeah | Florida | Walker Properties Services, LLC | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level |
An employee was installing a light fixture from a ladder when he received an electrical shock and fell to the ground, suffering broken teeth and a fractured right patella. | |||||
2016-04-28 | Hialeah | Florida | US Foundry and Manufacturing United States Foundry | Fingertip(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
On April 28, 2016, at 8:20 am, an employee was raising a cope pattern with a hoist to place under a drag plate. His hand was under the plate when the pattern fell on his left pinky fingertip. | |||||
2016-03-18 | Hialeah | Florida | Sapoznik Insurance & Associates | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
An employee descending a staircase tripped and fell approximately 5 steps, landing on her left side and suffering a head injury and fractures. | |||||
2015-12-26 | Hialeah | Florida | COMMUNITY ASPHALT CORP. | Knee(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
An employee was moving an LP gas tank to be used on a forklift when he lost his balance and fell from a 3-1/2 foot platform to the ground fracturing his right knee. | |||||
2015-03-27 | Hialeah | Florida | Tenet Healthcare | Lumbar region | Overexertion in pushing, pulling, or turning-single episode |
On or about 3/27/2015, at 10:00 AM, an employee was transporting a patient that was lying on a bed. While pushing/pulling the bed, the employee felt discomfort in the back area. The next day, the employee felt pain in his lower back that extended to his leg. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
2015-03-02 | Hialeah | Florida | Springer Roofing LLC | Head | Fall on same level due to tripping |
An employee tripped and fell, striking his head against the corner of the house. He was admitted to hospital for head lacerations and overnight observation. | |||||
2015-01-19 | Hialeah | Florida | Publix Super Markets Inc. | Nonclassifiable | Other fall to lower level |
An employee fell from a scissor lift loading platform. |