Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-02-08 | Lake Worth | Fl | Zulu Construction | Head | Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway |
An employee was operating an all-terrain forklift when they made a turn while backing up and the forklift rolled over, resulting in a laceration on their head that required stitches. | |||||
2020-10-06 | Lake Worth | Fl | BERMUDA LANDSCAPE & DESIGN, INC. | Nonclassifiable | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area |
An employee was lying on the grass on his break and was run over by a pickup truck driven by another employee. The employee sustained scrapes and bruises. | |||||
2020-09-17 | Lake Worth | Fl | USPS | Multiple body parts | Pedestrian struck by vehicle on side of road |
An employee was loading packages into the right side of a mail truck when a garbage truck struck the left rear-end of the mail truck. The impact pushed the mail truck onto the sidewalk and into a building, and the employee was thrown from the truck to the ground. The employee suffered collarbone and head fractures. | |||||
2020-07-06 | Lake Worth | Florida | Titan Sloar Power, LLC | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet |
An employee was installing a solar panel on a second-story residential roof. The employee fell 20 feet from the roof and struck an AC unit. The employee suffered a collapsed lung and was hospitalized. | |||||
2020-06-17 | Lake Worth | Florida | Eastern Metal Supply, Inc | Hip(s) | Other fall to lower level |
An employee was standing on the deck of a flatbed truck getting ready to un-tarp a load. When he pulled the tarp, he lost balance and fell to the ground sustaining abrasions and a sore hip. | |||||
2020-02-10 | Lake Worth | Florida | Grau Landscape & Design Inc. | BODY SYSTEMS | Stings and venomous bites |
An employee was bitten by a venomous spider while landscaping and had a severe reaction to the venom that required hospitalization. | |||||
2019-02-26 | Lake Worth | Florida | Davco Electrical Contractors Corp. | Brain | Other fall to lower level |
An employee was adjusting/fixing the cover on the bucket of the truck while it was not in use and fell from the bucket truck. The employee sustained a head injury. | |||||
2018-09-09 | Lake Worth | Texas | EYM Diner of DFW LLC | Hip(s) | Fall on same level, n.e.c. |
An employee was leaving the server aisle when her apron became caught on a trash door. Her hip caught the door and she fell, fracturing her hip. | |||||
2018-08-19 | Lake Worth | Florida | EASTERN METAL SUPPLY INC. | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Nonroadway noncollision incident, n.e.c. |
An employee was using a standup powered industrial truck to move a bundle of aluminum when the truck struck his left little toe, causing a contusion. | |||||
2018-07-10 | Lake Worth | Florida | Excalibur Inc. | Back, including spine, spinal cord | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet |
An employee fell from a 15-foot extension ladder to the ground while pruning a tree, suffering a broken back. | |||||
2018-01-13 | Lake Worth | Florida | Gulfstream Goodwill Industries | Foot (feet) | Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker |
On 1/13/18, an employee was trying to move a pallet jack when it rolled over the top of his foot, fracturing it. | |||||
2017-09-13 | Lake Worth | Florida | Circle K | Knee(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
An employee was walking down a ramp, slipped, and suffered a knee injury that required surgery. | |||||
2017-08-30 | Lake Worth | Florida | GUSTAFSON INDUSTRIES, INC. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
On 8/30/2017, an employee was cutting wood using a power saw when it kicked back and cut his thumb. | |||||
2017-07-10 | Lake Worth | Florida | E&S Landscaping Service, Inc. | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Fall to lower level |
An employee fell while trimming a tree and suffered broken ribs. |