Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-10-14 | Lantana | Fl | FLORIDA MENTOR | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving |
An employee was trying to calm an aggressive resident. The resident threw a sports drink bottle at the employee's abdomen, resulting in internal injuries. | |||||
2020-04-27 | Lantana | Florida | WM Lantana Recycling | Head and trunk | Nonclassifiable |
An employee who had been operating an excavator reported experiencing a headache, increased heart rate, and chest pains. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
2018-06-12 | Lantana | Florida | R & D PAVING, LLC | Lower leg(s) | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area |
The employee was engaged in paving operations. He walked into the ditch and was struck by the bulldozer causing a fractured shin. | |||||
2017-07-27 | Lantana | Florida | Elite Metal Decking, Inc. | Lower extremities | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area |
An employee was walking and guiding a steel stairway suspended by a 7,000 pound forklift and had his right foot run over by the forklift causing a severe dislocation requiring surgery. | |||||
2016-04-04 | Lantana | Florida | JAMES F THOMAS CONTRACTORS AND ENGINEERS, INC. | Multiple body parts | Direct exposure to electricity |
An employee climbed a ladder to install a buss over an energized circuit. The buss slipped from the employee's hand and made contact with an energized circuit. An arc flash occurred and the employee's hands, face and chest were burned. | |||||
2015-09-10 | Lantana | Florida | AT&T Corp. | Leg(s) | Other fall to lower level |
An employee was attempting to repair a cable from a ladder. As he descended, the ladder moved and he fell. He got caught between the steps and broke his right leg. |