Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-15	Jackson	Wi	Sysco Eastern WI, LLC	Foot (feet)	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
An employee was backing up a pallet jack and hit a stack of pallets, causing a board to break off a pallet and strike the employee's foot. The employee sustained a laceration.
2021-11-13	Jacksonville	Fl	SP Plus Corporation	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was performing a wheelchair lift check on a shuttle bus when his finger got caught between two moving parts of the lift. The employee's left middle finger was medically amputated.
2021-11-13	Jacksonville	Fl	Anchor Glass Container Corporation	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
On November 13, 2021, an employee was using a pipe wrench to unjam a pulley on a conveyor system. When the pulley unjammed, his right ring finger was caught between its frame and the pipe wrench. The fingertip was amputated at the bottom of the nail.
2021-11-11	Jackson	Al	Liberty Building Products	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was using a radial saw to cross-cut a piece of plywood. The employee's left hand was pulled into the saw, which amputated three of the employee's fingers.
2021-11-08	Jacksonville	Fl	Burger Roofing Co.	Leg(s)	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
On November 8, 2021, at 5:30 p.m., an employee was walking to a ladder while working on a roof when they tripped on material and fell one story to the ground below, resulting in a fractured leg.
2021-11-08	Jacksonville	Fl	Canam Steel Corporation	Thigh(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
On November 8, 2021, an employee had finished dipping a bundle of steel joists in a paint tank and had set it to dry on top of a stack of bundles using a 10-ton overhead crane. While the employee was walking to get the overhead crane's hook to move the next bundle, the bundle he had just moved fell, causing him to become caught between the bundle and the paint tank. The employee suffered a broken left femur and was hospitalized.
2021-11-01	Jacksonville	Fl	Crowley Liner Services, Inc.	Head	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
On November 1, 2021, an employee was driving a car toward a ship for loading when he lost control of the vehicle and struck a container on the ground. The employee suffered a contusion and swelling to his head after the vehicle's air bag deployed and was admitted to the hospital.
2021-10-27	Jackson	Mo	Procter & Gamble	Upper and lower limb(s)	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was opening a building substation for a visual inspection when they suffered an electric shock, resulting in burns to their left hand and thigh that required hospitalization.
2021-10-17	Jacksonville	Fl	Dixon Auto Transport, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee was walking down the ramps of a vehicle transport trailer when he fell. He landed on his feet and suffered a broken right tibia and fibula, a broken left heel, and a lower-back spinal fracture. He was hospitalized.
2021-10-16	Jackson	Ms	Mississippi Symphony Association	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell off a performance stage and suffered a cracked rib, a broken arm, and a neck fracture.
2021-10-16	Jacksonville	Fl	Costco Wholesale Corporation	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
An employee was putting a wheel on a balancer. The wheel fell, and the employee's left hand was caught between it and the spindle. His middle finger was partially amputated (with no bone loss).
2021-10-15	Jacksonville	Fl	KR Mechanical	Wrist(s)	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
At 8:00 a.m. on October 15, 2021, an employee fell while climbing down a 10-foot ladder. The employee landed on the ground 7 feet below, suffering a head injury and a broken wrist.
2021-10-10	Jacksonville	Tx	Texas Home Health Personal Care Services	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Fall on same level
An employee fell in a client's home. She suffered broken back vertebrae and was hospitalized.
2021-10-08	Jacksonville	Fl	Meridian Waste, LLC.	Multiple trunk locations	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in roadway
On October 8, 2021, an employee was on the back side of a truck, giving the driver directions to back up the truck to get close to two garbage cans. The truck struck him, causing fractures to his pelvic bone and sacrum. He was hospitalized.
2021-09-27	Jacksonville	Fl	Central Florida Contractors Services, Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
On September 27, 2021, an employee was cleaning a concrete pump at the wash out area. As he sat at the edge of the hopper, the auger inside the hopper engaged and his right leg was amputated below the knee.
2021-09-23	Jacksonville	Fl	The New IEM, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee's finger became caught between a piece of metal and a brake press machine, resulting in a partial amputation.
2021-09-20	Jackson Center	Pa	International Timber & Veneer, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was climbing off a saw from a height of 3 feet. He slipped on a cross-member and his hand contacted the belt that had just been installed on the saw. The weight forced the belt to move through the pulley, bringing his right hand with it. He suffered lacerations to the right index, middle, and ring fingers and an amputation to the index finger at the second knuckle.
2021-09-15	Jacksonville	Fl	Meridian Waste	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle
An employee was trying to unlock a brake underneath a garbage truck. After the brake was released, the truck rolled over the employee injuring his back, ribs, and lungs. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-09-01	Jacksonville	Fl	Publix Supermarkets, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
On September 1, 2021, an employee was selecting an order using a pallet jack. As he went to pass another pallet jack, his upper torso contacted a rack resulting in a broken clavicle and broken ribs. He was hospitalized.
2021-08-30	Jacksonville	Fl	Subcontractor Solutions, LLC	Eye(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
At about 2:50 p.m. on August 30, 2021, an employee was holding a 2-by-4 in place when a nail from a nail gun struck him in the eye. He was hospitalized.
2021-08-30	Jacksonville	Fl	Vallencourt, Inc.	Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
On August 30, 2021, an employee was using a cut-off machine to cut a PVC pipe when his T-shirt got caught between the guard and the blade, pulling the saw back into his right shoulder. The employee suffered a laceration to his right shoulder and lower arm pit area, requiring hospitalization.
2021-08-26	Jacksonville	Fl	Quality Metals, Inc.	Multiple trunk locations	Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet
On August 26, 2021, an employee was working from an aerial lift basket, installing metal wall panels on a new building. He fell out of the basket, landed 10 feet below on a lower canopy roof, then bounced/rolled off and fell 15 feet to the dirt ground. He suffered a broken wrist, broken ribs, a ruptured spleen, and a punctured lung and was hospitalized.
2021-08-23	Jacksonville	Fl	DOBSON ELECTRIC, INC.	Lumbar region	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was reconnecting a demo fixture. He was shocked while stripping a wire and fell from an A-frame ladder, landing 3 feet below. He suffered a contusion and hematoma to the lower back.
2021-08-15	North Jackson	Oh	Extrudex Aluminum Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was pushing scrap metal through a metal saw when the saw struck the employee's left little finger, resulting in amputation at the first knuckle.
2021-08-13	Jackson	Ga	Pioneer Metals, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee was adjusting the box on a stripping machine that catches metal pieces when a fingertip on their left hand was amputated.
2021-08-13	Jacksonville	Fl	Malnove Incorporated of Florida	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
At about 3:30 a.m. on August 13, 2021, an employee was using a belt sander to repair a part when his right thumb tip was caught between the sanding belt and the part rest. The thumb tip was amputated.
2021-08-04	Jackson	Al	iSpice, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was replacing a roll of wrapping for a packaging machine. A box entered the machine and tripped the carrier/sealer; the machine caught the employee's finger and amputated the fingertip.
2021-07-30	Jacksonville	Il	Bestdrive, LLC	Lower leg(s)	Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
On July 30, 2021, at 12:15 p.m., an employee was inflating a farm tire to the required 30 psi while it was in a tire cage. The tire pressure rose to approximately 20 psi when the tire exploded and the force of the explosion shifted the cage. A portion of the tire struck the employee in the legs as the cage moved, resulting in a fractured right tibia and a ruptured tendon in the left leg. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-07-28	Jacksonville	Fl	Jaguar Drywall of Ponte Vedra Beach Inc	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
On July 28, 2021, an employee was painting corbels on the roof of a house when he slipped and fell to the grass below. He suffered three broken ribs and was hospitalized.
2021-07-26	Jacksonville	Fl	Tidewater Transit Co Inc.	Ankle(s) and leg(s)	Other fall to lower level
On July 23, 2021, an employee was descending from a tanker trailer ladder in heavy rain. He slipped and turned his ankle on a curb, suffering fractures to the ankle and the lower leg. He was hospitalized.
2021-07-23	Jackson	Al	Blue-Grass Concrete Cutting, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was carrying out a diamond wire cutting process on a tank. When the employee pulled on the diamond wire cable, his right ring finger was pinched between it and the pulley. The finger was amputated to the last knuckle.
2021-07-12	Jackson	Nj	International Game Technology	Nonclassifiable	Fall, slip, trip
An employee was touring the store, missed a step, and fell to the ground. The employee sustained a hematoma.
2021-07-07	North Jackson	Oh	Meridian Trucking LLC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
An employee was backing up a dump trailer when it tipped over. The employee suffered broken ribs.
2021-07-06	Jacksonville	Fl	JEBCO Weatherproofing Management, LLC	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
On July 6, 2021, at 1:20 p.m., an employee was climbing a fixed vertical ladder to a commercial roof in order to install metal coping around the perimeter of the roof. The employee fell about 6 feet off the ladder to the concrete floor below, resulting in a head laceration with swelling and a left ankle injury.
2021-06-29	Jacksonville	Fl	Joseph T. Ryerson & Son, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
On June 29, 2021, an employee was unloading materials from a flat bed truck using an overhead crane and a nylon sling. While positioning the nylon sling to hoist a stack of 6"x12' aluminum round bars that was on top of 5"x12' rectangular flat bars, the round bars shifted, rolled back, and pinned the employee's left middle finger between a round bar and a flat bar, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2021-06-18	Jacksonville	Fl	Pro Containers, LLC.	Multiple trunk locations	Nonroadway collision with other vehicle
On June 18, 2021, an employee was operating a truck to move a dumpster out of the company's parking lot and struck another vehicle. The employee sustained hip and pelvis injuries that required hospitalization.
2021-06-11	Jackson	Nj	Shop Rite of Jackson	Upper and lower limb(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was walking down a hallway in the office when they slipped and fell sustaining a fractured right knee and right elbow.
2021-06-10	Jacksonville	Fl	The Florida School Book Depository, Inc.	Ankle(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
On June 10, 2021, an employee was stacking a pallet full of textbooks onto a rack about 12 feet high using a reach truck. The employee got out of the reach truck to check on the pallet of books when the books fell toward him. As he ran to get away, he fell on the floor and a book hit his right leg, resulting in a fracture to his right ankle that required hospitalization.
2021-06-08	Jacksonville	Fl	Dothan Security, Inc.	Hip(s) and leg(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
On June 8, 2021, an employee was walking toward a gate when she slipped and fell down a slope. She suffered a dislocated hip and a broken leg and was hospitalized.
2021-06-04	Jackson	Ms	PHI Health, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck, caught, or crushed in other collapsing structure or equipment
An employee was loading a patient on stretcher into the back of a helicopter when the stretcher collapsed and the employee's left pinky finger was crushed between the stretcher and the ground, resulting in amputation.
2021-06-02	Jackson	Ms	Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a pneumatic press when it cycled and struck the employee's right little finger. The fingertip was amputated. The press was guarded at the time of the incident.
2021-05-24	Jacksonville	Fl	Builders FirstSource - Florida, LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Stings and venomous bites
On May 25, 2021, an employee was bitten on the left hand by a rattlesnake at the loading dock. He was hospitalized.
2021-05-11	Jacksonville	Fl	WinCup Plastics, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
On May 11, 2021, an employee was gathering bad straws from a drop chute to throw away. The machine restarted and his finger was caught between a groove on the transfer belt and a metal piece on the machine. The employee sustained the amputation of his left ring finger.
2021-05-07	Jacksonville	Fl	Stonebridge Construction Services, LLC	Upper and lower limb(s)	Other fall to lower level
A roofing service technician was walking on and inspecting a clay tile roof and gutter system. He lost balance and fell from the roof to the ground, sustaining a broken right wrist and a broken left leg.
2021-05-06	Jacksonville	Fl	Bridgestone Retail Operations, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was diagnosing a problem with the air conditioner in a car when a belt possibly activated, causing amputation injuries to the left index and middle fingers.
2021-04-17	Jacksonville	Fl	West Fraser, Inc.	Leg(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
On April 17, 2021, a maintenance employee completed greasing the shaker screen chip belt. The employee then stepped down onto the belt with their left foot, slipped on rainwater, and landed on their right leg fracturing it.
2021-04-09	Jacksonville	Fl	USG Corporation	Knee(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was stepping down from a machine when his knee gave out and he fell 22 inches to the floor below.
2021-04-05	Jacksonville	Fl	Pearl Welding & Repair Inc	Eye(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was installing a beam with a chain fall when it fell and hit the employee on the top of his eye. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-03-24	Jacksonville	Fl	United Parcel Service, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker
On March 24, 2021, an employee was using a push cart to move packages inside the building. As he was turning left, his thumb was caught between the cart and one of the building's metal support beams. He sustained a compound fracture to his left thumb and was hospitalized.
2021-03-15	Jacksonville	Fl	Canam Steel Corporation	Leg(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
On March 15, 2020, an employee was moving steel slip coils when a coil came off a crane. The employee's legs were pinned under the coil and one of his legs was broken. He was hospitalized.
2021-03-08	Jackson	Tn	U.S. Postal Service	Hip(s)	Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs
A mail carrier tripped over a curb and fell on pavement, resulting in a fractured right hip.
2021-03-05	Jacksonville	Fl	Bartram Trail Surveying	Leg(s)	Nonclassifiable
An employee broke his leg while attempting to jump onto a truck.
2021-03-05	Jackson	Ga	Salad Time, LLC	Foot (feet) and ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was taking a step up onto a lettuce bagging machine platform when their right foot slipped, causing the left foot to contact the floor. The employee suffered a foot/ankle fracture and was hospitalized.
2021-02-25	Jacksonville	Fl	SCHWAN'S CONSUMER BRANDS, INC.	Hip(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
On February 25, 2021, an employee was unloading product from a delivery truck when he fell about 4.5 feet to the ground below, fracturing his hip.
2021-02-24	Jacksonville	Il	White Construction, LLC	Multiple body parts	Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in work zone
On February 24, 2021, an employee had just unhooked a tow strap. The employee was laying on the ground, attempting to re-insert a pin into the front of a haul truck. The truck was at an intersection that had a flagger signaling the public traffic. The flagger motioned to the public traffic and the haul truck moved forward and struck the employee that was working under the truck. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured pelvis, a detached femur, and internal injuries.
2021-02-19	Jacksonville	Fl	Banner Towing & Transport Specialists, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
On February 19, 2021, an employee was backing up an off-road forklift onto a trailer for transport when the forklift's right front wheel came off of the trailer, causing the forklift to overturn. The employee was hospitalized for a laceration to the back of his head and broken ribs.
2021-02-17	Jacksonville	Fl	Waste Pro of Florida, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was welding a cylinder into the back of a garbage truck. The employee's right index finger was caught in a pinch point near a screw and was partially amputated.
2021-02-12	Jackson	Mo	THE GREENBRIER COMPANIES	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was troubleshooting a press when the spring of the press released the bottom plate and smashed the employee's right index finger between the top and bottom plate. The employee sustained a fracture to the finger, resulting in amputation to the top knuckle.
2021-02-10	Jacksonville	Fl	United States Postal Service	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
On February 10, 2021, an employee was performing preventative maintenance on a mail machine and removed the bottom panel. As he knelt down to retrieve mail that had fallen out of the machine, his knee gave out, causing his hand to come into contact with the machine and resulting in an amputation to the right index finger just below the first knuckle.
2021-02-09	Jacksonville	Fl	Universal Forming, Inc.	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
An employee was using a chain come-along to release a table form from the ceiling. As the employee was pulling the chain, the chain broke and struck the employee in the abdomen. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-02-09	Jacksonville	Fl	Arizona Shower Door	Lower leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was unpacking a glass door from a wooden crate when the crate fell over and struck the employee in the lower leg, resulting in fractures to the tibia and fibula.
2021-02-04	Jacksonville	Fl	Alton Roofing Services, LLC.	Leg(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was ascending a ladder to a residential roof when the employee fell to the ground. The employee sustained injuries to both legs.
2021-01-31	Jackson	Ms	Murphy Gas Station	Nonclassifiable	Shooting by other person-intentional
An employee was retrieving an item from her personal vehicle at work when someone approached and shot her. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-01-25	Jacksonville	Tx	Ameri-Tex Services Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was handling the winch cable on the back of a garbage truck. The end of the cable amputated his left ring finger.
2021-01-08	Jacksonville	Fl	Jaguar Drywall of Ponte Vedra Beach Inc	Wrist(s)	Other fall to lower level
On January 8, 2021, an employee was working from an extension ladder painting corbels at the second floor of a roof. A gust of wind caused him to slip and fall onto the second roof, where he broke his left wrist. He was hospitalized.
2021-01-07	Jackson	Ms	Southern Farm Bureau Life Insurance	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee was replacing a light fixture in an office ceiling and sustained a possible electric shock. The employee fell from the stepladder and suffered fractures to the face and left shoulder.
2020-10-19	Jacksonville	Fl	Advanced Marine Preservation, LLC.	Arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
While operating an industrial vacuum, an employee's arm was sucked into the vacuum's hose. The employee sustained a circulatory injury to his right arm. He was hospitalized with arm swelling and underwent surgery.
2020-10-15	Jackson	Ms	JOE MAGEE CONSTRUCITON	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Pedestrian vehicular incident, n.e.c.
An employee was working on a highway project when a track-hoe backed into a barrier causing the barrier to strike the employee's foot. The employee sustained fractured toes.
2020-10-13	Jacksonville	Fl	WHC	Brain	Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
On October 13, 2020, an employee was riding on the tailgate of a pickup truck. The truck went over a bump and the employee fell striking his head on the concrete parking lot. The employee suffered a skull fracture and bleeding in the brain.
2020-10-12	Jacksonville	Fl	US Census Bureau	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Bending, crawling, reaching, twisting-single episode
An employee was moving a box of office supplies from the back seat of his car onto a dolly. While making a twisting motion, he felt something pop in his back and felt a sharp pain and his feet went numb. He was hospitalized.
2020-10-09	Jackson	Ms	LKQ Keystone	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was unloading motors when a pallet shifted and a motor fell and amputated the employee's finger.
2020-09-23	Jacksonville	Fl	KBR	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On September 23, 2020, at 8:40 AM an employee was connecting a male connector to a female connector. The male connector was attached to an air-operated ram. The ram retracted and amputated the employee's index finger.
2020-09-22	Jacksonville	Fl	SanMar Corporation	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
An employee was loading boxes onto a trailer when a 40-pound box fell and landed on his right foot, resulting in amputation of his right toe.
2020-09-17	Lake Jackson	Tx	Evoqua Water Technologies	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
An employee was loosening Allen bolts on a generator system when a seal failed on a line connected to the generator, exposing the employee to leaking chlorine dioxide.
2020-09-09	Jackson	Oh	Bellisio Foods	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was attempting to move the cooling drum away from the blancher when their foot slipped causing their right thumb to get caught between the blancher drum and pasta chute while the drum was rotating counter clockwise. The employee sustained the amputation of the right thumb above the first knuckle and was hospitalized.
2020-08-26	Jacksonville Beach	Fl	United Parcel Service, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
On August 26, 2020, a delivery driver became dizzy after making a drop-off. He was hospitalized, suffering from dehydration.
2020-08-24	Jacksonville	Fl	Builders Firstsource - Florida, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was using a circular saw when it cut his finger, resulting in an amputation.
2020-08-22	Jacksonville	Fl	PRIME COMMUNICATIONS, L.P.	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was helping a customer inside the store when a motorist outside lost control of her vehicle, crashed through the store wall, and struck the employee. He was hospitalized with a lacerated liver.
2020-08-21	Jackson	Al	Criswell Contracting Services, LLC	Nonclassifiable	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
After tearing up flooring (including carpet, laminate, and plywood) in a living room that an AC unit had flooded with water, two employees developed burns and rashes. Both employees were hospitalized.
2020-08-14	Jacksonville	Fl	Ascension St. Vincent's Riverside	Thigh(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was walking into her work area when she slipped on the wet floor and fell. She sustained a fractured femur and was hospitalized.
2020-08-08	Jacksonville	Il	The Passavant Memorial Area Hospital Association	Multiple body parts	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was boiling water to cook oatmeal. Boiling water spilled down the employee's front, causing burns to the abdominal area and the left foot and toes.
2020-08-05	Jacksonville	Fl	Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc	Lower leg(s)	Fall from collapsing structure or equipment less than 6 feet
An employee was standing on a 3-foot 6-inch platform. The platform collapsed and the employee fell to the floor, suffering a broken tibia. The employee was hospitalized and underwent surgery.
2020-08-05	Jackson	Al	PACKAGING CORPORATION OF AMERICA	Multiple body parts	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was checking the voltage on the power source to a chipper motor. The meter blew up, causing an arc flash that burned the employee's neck, face, and hands.
2020-08-04	Jackson Center	Pa	Penn Stainless Products, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was pulling a plate clamp out from under a 1,600-pound stainless steel plate above a plasma table. The plate slipped out and pinched his finger against one of the slats on the plasma table. His fingertip was medically amputated at the first knuckle.
2020-08-04	Jacksonville	Fl	Gator City Roofing & Construction, LLC.	Thigh(s)	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
On August 4, 2020, a roofer fell about 12 feet from a ladder to the ground while preparing to climb onto a roof and suffered a broken femur.
2020-08-01	Jacksonville	Fl	US Postal Service	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
On August 1, 2020, an employee was delivering mail when he developed heat exhaustion, suffering from muscle cramps and difficulty walking. He was hospitalized.
2020-07-25	Jacksonville	Florida	Maw Homes, LLC.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level more than 30 feet
On July 25, 2020, a roofer was installing a 5:12-pitched roof on a new three-story apartment when he slipped and fell about 32 feet to the ground and landed on his back. He was hospitalized with spinal injuries and a punctured lung.
2020-07-24	Jacksonville	Florida	Westrock, LLC	Thigh(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
On July 24, 2020, an employee was walking from the maintenance shop to the cardboard container recycling mill. When he arrived at the cardboard container recycling mill he slipped and fell on the concrete floor fracturing his left femur.
2020-07-23	Jacksonville	Illinois	NESTLE USA, INC. BEVERAGE DIVISION	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
On July 23, 2020, a mechanic was conducting maintenance on piping in a boiler room. The employee’s leg started cramping in mid-morning. In the afternoon, after returning to work, the employee started cramping in the hands and foot. The employee was hospitalized for heat-related illness.
2020-07-18	Jacksonville	Florida	Imeson Distribution Center, Inc.	Elbow(s)	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
On July 18, 2020, a temporary employee, who is supervised by Imeson Distribution Center, was dissembling racks. The employee was using a platform on a forklift to reach the first rack's crossbars. The employee fell 5 to 6 feet from the forklift to the ground. He was hospitalized with a broken left elbow.
2020-07-14	Jacksonville	Florida	Beaver Street Fisheries, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
On July 14, 2020, an employee was operating a machine that wraps plastic film over seafood trays when the plastic film became jammed. As he attempted to pull out the plastic from the back side of the machine with his right hand, the machine's blade amputated his right middle fingertip.
2020-07-14	Jacksonville	Florida	PIKE ELECTRIC, LLC	Arm(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
On July 14, 2020, an overhead linesman was standing in his bucket waiting for the rope which pulls the wiring lead conductor. The roller broke and a piece of it projected towards him striking his left arm. He was hospitalized with a broken left arm.
2020-07-10	Jacksonville	Florida	Betros Plumbing Contractors, Inc.	Brain	Other fall to lower level
An employee had been doing plumbing work at a warehouse. At the end of his shift, he was stepping into his truck when he lost consciousness, fell backwards, and struck his head on the concrete. He was hospitalized.
2020-06-30	Jackson	Mississippi	Cherokee Brick and Tile	Fingertip(s)	Nonroadway noncollision incident, n.e.c.
An employee was operating a forklift to carry bricks when the metal strap that held the bricks together became caught in the forklift tire. The metal strap amputated his third right fingertip.
2020-06-24	Jacksonville	Florida	Juarez Glass & Construction LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Employees were moving a large window through a door of an apartment. The window had to be tilted so it could pass through the door, and its rail plastic safety block fell off. The windowpane slid and caught the right middle finger of one employee (working for Juarez Glass) against the frame. The last joint of the finger was amputated.
2020-06-23	Jackson	Mississippi	UNICORP, LLC	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was moving stacked doors when the doors shifted and fell on top of him, fracturing his back.
2020-06-22	Jacksonville	Florida	UPS	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Struck by object or equipment
On June 22, 2020, at 7:20 PM, an employee was loading packages into a trailer using a loader assist machine. As he was finishing loading the trailer, the loader assist machine pushed forward into the trailer, hitting the employee in the back and pressing him into the wall. He was hospitalized with a back injury.
2020-06-18	Jacksonville	Florida	WinCup Plastics, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
A maintenance employee was tightening a loose screw on a machine to stop it from wobbling in the drum area when the rotating drum partially amputated one of his left-hand fingers. He was hospitalized.
2020-06-14	Jacksonville	Florida	Sizemore, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Fall on same level
An employee was moving plastic tote containers when he fell to the surface. He was hospitalized, suffering from neck, back, leg, and arm pain.
2020-06-12	Jacksonville	Florida	Lee Engineering & Construction Company	Arm(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was working inside a manhole, trying to connect an air gun to the an compressor. Air pressure built up; the air gun popped off and hit him between his elbow and wrist on his left arm. He developed cellulitis and was hospitalized.