| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-09-13 | Homosassa | Fl | C&C PAINTING CONTRACTORS INC. | Lower leg(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment |
| On 9/13/2021, at 8:00 AM, an employee was doing surface preparation for painting, which included rigging the straps of steel joists to expose the unfinished side. The straps were attached to forks and rotated. The rigging came loose and hit the employee in both legs breaking both tibias. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery. | |||||
| 2021-05-07 | Homosassa | Fl | ADT SECURITY SERVICES | Forearm(s) | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
| An employee was installing a security camera while on a combination ladder. The ladder tipped over and the employee fell about 6 feet, landing on his right arm. The forearm was broken and an artery was severed. | |||||
| 2020-10-19 | Homosassa | Fl | Gulf Coast Ready Mix, LLC. | Hand(s) and arm(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery |
| An employee's left hand and forearm got caught in the roller section of the concrete mixer truck causing severe damage that required hospitalization. | |||||
| 2020-07-29 | Homosassa | Florida | The Lane Construction Corporation | Pelvis | Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object |
| A fuel truck had just been freed after being stuck in sand. The driver left the truck and unhooked it. While he was between the two trucks, the fuel truck rolled forward, pinning him between the two trucks. He suffered a broken pelvis and a possible vertebral injury. | |||||
| 2020-07-20 | Homosassa | Florida | Eagle Buick GMC | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was under a truck using a stethoscope to diagnose a problem. The rear of the truck was on a lift, raised about 1 foot; the front of the truck was on the ground. The employee was pinned under a spinning tire and sustained chest compression. | |||||
| 2020-05-21 | Homosassa | Florida | Withlacoochee River Electric Cooperative, Inc. | Ankle(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| An employee was climbing down from a truck and was 2 to 3 feet from the ground when his left foot missed a step, he lost his grip, and his right foot became hung up in a step. As a result, he sustained a right ankle fracture. | |||||
| 2018-07-19 | Homosassa | Florida | Pave-Rite, Inc. | Leg(s) | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
| An employee was using an excavator to lift a pipe. The pipe slid off the sling and fell through the cab, striking and injuring the employee's right leg. | |||||
| 2017-10-11 | Homosassa | Florida | TRACTOR SUPPLY COMPANY | Upper and lower limb(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| After hand loading 7 bags of pelletized horse bedding into the bed of a customer's pickup truck, an employee fell as she was getting down from the bed of the truck. She fractured her left femur, radius, and ulna. | |||||
| 2016-08-17 | Homosassa | Florida | Caliber Elements, LLC | BODY SYSTEMS | Direct exposure to electricity |
| An employee was removing lagging from the inside of a building. While up in the air, he brushed up against the overhead crane bus bar and received an electrical shock. He was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2016-08-07 | Homosassa | Florida | Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
| After using the meat cutting band saw, an employee turned off the machine and was pushing down the blade guard. The blade, which was still slowing down, amputated the employee's right middle fingertip. | |||||