DateCityStateEmployerBody PartEvent
2021-10-13ImmokaleeFlEverglades Harvesting & Hauling, Inc.BODY SYSTEMSExposure to environmental heat
An employee became hot and felt ill while working on a farm. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-09-23ImmokaleeFlRedline Demolition Services, INC.Lower leg(s)Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee had been cutting concrete. After he finished, he was moving the concrete saw to a different spot when it lacerated his left shin.
2020-05-09ImmokaleeFloridaEverglades Harvesting & Hauling, Inc.Back, including spine, spinal cordOther fall to lower level
An employee was on a ladder trimming a tree when he slipped and fell from the ladder, landing on his back. He was hospitalized with a back injury.
2018-05-17ImmokaleeFloridaEduardo Rodriguez Inc.Fingertip(s)Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Employees were in the process of packing up to leave a jobsite. One of the employees was opening the back door of a trailer when his right hand was caught on the wire that is used to open and close the door, amputating his right middle fingertip and lacerating his right index finger.
2018-03-21ImmokaleeFloridaHBS Florida SpecialtiesFingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was working on a piece of equipment when his glove was pulled by the chain. His right middle fingertip was then caught and amputated in the chain and sprocket.
2018-02-19ImmokaleeFloridaWalgreens Co.Multiple body partsPedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
An employee was gathering shopping carts in the store parking lot when a customer backed out of a parking space and hit the employee. The employee suffered bruised ribs, a sprained wrist, and a bruised arm.
2016-04-19ImmokaleeFloridaEstrada & Sons Inc.Head and trunkOther fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was working from a pallet raised on the forks of a powered industrial truck when he fell approximately 6.5 feet while emptying a tray of spoiled tomatoes into a dumpster. He fractured his head and pelvis.
2016-02-27ImmokaleeFloridaAgmart Produce IncMultiple body partsPedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was struck by a field truck while preparing to harvest tomatoes, injuring his left leg and lower back.
2015-08-26ImmokaleeFloridaBrownings Nursery & Landscaping, INC. BODY SYSTEMSExposure to environmental heat
An employee suffered heat stress while doing landscaping work.
2015-05-31ImmokaleeFloridaAgmart Produce IncLeg(s)Bites and stings
An employee was cleaning the disk of a tractor used for tomato-growing operations with a rag when an insect bit him on his left leg on 5/26/2015. He was later hospitalized when the bite became infected.
2015-05-27ImmokaleeFloridaAgmart Produce IncNonclassifiableBites and stings
An employee was bitten by an insect while cleaning and the employee was allergic to the insect; the employee was taken to the hospital.