Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-02-10 | Inverness | Fl | CITRUS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | Upper and lower limb(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
At 1:15 p.m. on February 10, 2021, an employee tripped on a cord on the floor next to a medical bed. She fell forward, landing on her left shoulder and right knee, and suffered a dislocation to the shoulder and a fracture to the tibia and fibula. | |||||
2020-09-15 | Inverness | Fl | J.M Gibson Mechanical Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was using a lift gate to load tubs into the truck. When the lift gated was activated, the employee's right middle finger was caught and partially amputated. | |||||
2020-03-17 | Inverness | Illinois | The Salvation Army | Leg(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
An employee was pulling a dolly (holding a fireproof cabinet weighing about 500-600 pounds) while two other employees pushed it. The employee slipped on the wet ground and fell; his leg landed between the ground and the dolly and was broken. | |||||
2020-01-28 | Inverness | Florida | Lowe's Home Centers, LLC | Brain | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
An employee was operating a power stocker lift. The lift was coming down when the employee stepped backwards and fell approximately 2 to 3 feet to the ground, striking his head and requiring hospitalization. | |||||
2019-02-14 | Inverness | Florida | JW Morton Real Estate Inc. | Multiple body parts | Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area |
While walking across a driveway, an employee was struck and dragged by a delivery truck as it backed up. The employee suffered a concussion, a broken collarbone, four broken ribs, and a broken right femur. | |||||
2017-09-15 | Inverness | Florida | Panera Bread | Ankle(s) and leg(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
On 9/15/2017 at 6:00 p.m., an employee was power washing to prepare the store for business the following day. While on a dry surface, he slipped and fell causing a tibia or fibula fracture and a dislocated ankle. He was hospitalized and surgery was performed. | |||||
2017-05-30 | Inverness | Florida | The Wendys Company | Hip(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
While carrying a pan of gravy into a walk-in cooler, an employee tripped on a floor mat that was folded over and injured the left hip. The employee was hospitalized. |