| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-11-07 | Largo | Fl | Autozone Inc. | Scalp | Fall on same level |
| An employee was standing while doing paperwork when he fell backward and hit the back of his head on a tiled floor, resulting in a laceration to the back of his head. | |||||
| 2021-10-13 | Largo | Fl | CMS Crawford Maintenance Services, LLC | Arm(s) | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee slipped and fell while exiting the cab of an excavator in a company yard. The employee landed on the ground and suffered a broken left arm. | |||||
| 2021-05-04 | Largo | Fl | Ion Labs, Inc. | Wrist(s) | Injury by other person-unintentional or intent unknown, n.e.c. |
| An employee was standing in the reception area when a co-worker collided with her. The employee fell to the ground and landed on her wrist, resulting in a possible fracture. | |||||
| 2021-04-02 | Largo | Fl | Largo Medical Center, Inc | Multiple upper extremities locations | Fall on same level due to tripping over self |
| An employee was walking to the tube station when she tripped and fell to the floor, sustaining a fractured right wrist and left shoulder. | |||||
| 2021-02-27 | Largo | Fl | Medical Management International Inc. | Lumbar region | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| On February 27, 2021, an employee was using a three-step stool to reach a medication in the pharmacy. When coming down, she missed a step and fell backward, resulting in a back L2 compression fracture that required hospitalization. | |||||
| 2021-02-25 | Largo | Fl | BPI LABS, LLC | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee was on a ladder changing an air filter when they lost balance and fell to the floor, breaking two ribs. | |||||
| 2021-02-22 | Largo | Fl | BCH Mechanical LLC | Arm(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
| An employee had turned to grab a pen from his work desk when he tripped over a trashcan and fell to the floor, resulting in a fractured left arm. | |||||
| 2021-02-05 | Largo | Fl | Rolling Frito Lay Sales | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was opening a liftgate by pushing a slider from the side. The employee's right index finger was pinched by the slider, resulting in an amputation to the finger just below the nail bed. | |||||
| 2021-02-01 | Largo | Fl | Art Headquarters LLC | Hand(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
| An employee was cutting wood molding on an industrial chop saw. He was using a piece of wood to push out another piece of wood when he felt dizzy and lost balance. He moved forward, pushing the foot pedal down, and the saw blade lacerated his left hand. | |||||
| 2020-09-28 | Largo | Fl | BCH Mechanical, L.L.C. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was feeding sheet metal into the transverse duct connector machine when his hand was pinched between the first set of rollers resulting in medical amputation of his left index fingertip. | |||||
| 2020-08-31 | Largo | Fl | US Census Bureau | Arm(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface |
| An employee tripped over uneven sidewalk pavement and fell onto steps, suffering a broken left arm. | |||||
| 2020-08-24 | Largo | Fl | CLARK HUNT CONSTRUCTION, INC. | Upper arm(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
| An employee was using a cutoff saw when it kicked back and lacerated the employee's upper left arm. The employee was hospitalized, requiring surgery. | |||||
| 2020-07-18 | Largo | Florida | Paramedics Logistics Florida LLC | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
| A paramedic and was providing patient care in full personal protective equipment (PPE) and became dehydrated. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2020-04-10 | Largo | Florida | Intrepid Powerboats, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
| The injured employee was moving a cart with three other employees. The cart was holding a fiberglass console. The cart hit the edge of concrete causing the load to shift and fall onto the injured employee's hand. The injured employee was hospitalized with lacerations to the pinky and ring fingers on the left hand. | |||||
| 2020-03-24 | Largo | Florida | VISTAPHARM, INC | Fingertip(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
| An employee was troubleshooting a machine when her left ring finger was caught in its belt and pulley. The fingertip was amputated. | |||||
| 2020-02-11 | Largo | Florida | BATES ELECTRIC | Arm(s) | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
| An employee was on a ladder preparing a wall for an electric conduit when he became unbalanced and fell 8 to 10 feet to the concrete floor, suffering a head laceration and a broken arm. He was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2020-02-10 | Largo | Florida | Olive Garden Holdings, LLC | Hip(s) | Fall on same level, n.e.c. |
| While setting up a dining table an employee fell to the ground and injured their hip. | |||||
| 2020-01-02 | Largo | Florida | JACKSONVILLE LOGISTICAL GROUP INC. | Leg(s) | Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area |
| An employee was standing between two trucks, helping transfer cargo from one truck to the other. One of the trucks moved and the employee's leg was caught and broken between the two trucks. | |||||
| 2019-09-15 | Largo | Florida | Olive Garden USA | Hip(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping |
| An employee was walking away from a table in the restaurant when she stumbled and fell, hitting her hip on the floor. She suffered a fractured hip and shoulder injury, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
| 2019-08-23 | Largo | Florida | LARGO MEDICAL CENTER | Hip(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
| An employee was helping clean a patient up. The employee then leaned over the bed to press the "weight" button. The employee lost her balance and her right foot became caught on a cord under the bed. The employee fell to the floor and broke her left hip. | |||||
| 2019-08-20 | Largo | Florida | Kiewit Water Facilities South Co. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment |
| An employee was moving oxygen-compressed air cylinders when one started to tip and fell onto another bottle where his finger was. His finger was caught between the two bottles, fracturing his left pinky finger and knuckle. | |||||
| 2019-04-05 | Largo | Florida | Bernhard MCC, LLC | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving |
| An employee was assaulted by an employee of another contractor, suffering a crushed esophagus, a shattered nose, and bruises to the face. | |||||
| 2019-04-03 | Key Largo | Florida | BRIGHTVIEW TREE CARE SERVICES, INC. | Multiple arm locations | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
| While an employee was using a chainsaw to trim a coconut tree, the chainsaw kicked back causing lacerations to the left forearm and bicep. | |||||
| 2019-03-01 | Largo | Florida | Intrepid Powerboats, Inc. | Nonclassifiable | Struck by thrown object-unintentional injury |
| An employee was cleaning out the loft and tossing down materials. A bag weighing 30 pounds struck another employee that was walking under the loft. She was knocked into the stairs and wooden railings and onto the floor. The injured employee could not move her arms or legs and was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2018-09-11 | Key Largo | Florida | Cotton Commercial USA, Inc. | Leg(s) | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee fell from a third floor while conducting roofing work, fracturing a leg. | |||||
| 2018-08-21 | Largo | Florida | ConMed Corporation | Hip(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface |
| An employee was walking up the ramp to a flammable chemical storage room to empty a container of waste alcohol into a drum when the employee tripped over a 1-inch lip and fell to the spill containment floor, fracturing the right hip. | |||||
| 2018-06-01 | Largo | Florida | Art Headquarters LLC | Fingertip(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
| An employee was operating a table saw to cut molding for a picture frame when the blade amputated the employee's middle fingertip just above the top knuckle. | |||||
| 2018-06-01 | Key Largo | Florida | Dixie Landscape Company, Inc. | Upper and lower limb(s) | Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts |
| An employee was on the ground guiding a coconut tree that was suspended by a piece of equipment to position it in a hole. The palm frond touched an overhead powerline while the employee was touching the root and he received an electrical shock, burning his hands and the bottom of his feet. | |||||
| 2018-03-26 | Largo | Florida | Masonite | Hand(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was changing tools on a router when his left hand was caught and partially amputated by the router head. The router was guarded at the time. | |||||
| 2018-03-13 | Largo | Florida | Spangler Roofing LLC | Ankle(s) | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee fell from a roof to the ground, suffering broken ankles and requiring hospitalization. | |||||
| 2018-03-13 | Largo | Florida | Southeastern Surveying and Mapping Corp. | Fingertip(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
| An employee was taping a box cutter to lathes to test the thickness of force mains when the box cutter cut off his thumb tip. | |||||
| 2017-10-16 | Largo | Florida | Brookdale | Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
| An employee was taking a patient's vital signs when she bent forward and her foot was caught on a chair. She then fell to the floor, landing on her left elbow and left knee and fracturing her left shoulder. She was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2017-08-02 | Key Largo | Florida | KLI SHELL LUMBER & HARDWARE, LLC | Multiple trunk locations | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee was unloading palletized loads of residential doors from the back of a truck when the employee was blown off the truck to the asphalt, suffering back, rib, tailbone, and kidney injuries that required hospitalization. | |||||
| 2017-05-26 | Key Largo | Florida | THE HVAC STORE, INC. | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet |
| An employee was on an extension ladder trying to access the roof when he slipped and fell approximately 20 feet to the ground below, fracturing three vertebrae, his nose, his skull, and a wrist. | |||||
| 2017-05-23 | Largo | Florida | Brookdale Pinecrest | Nose, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Fall on same level due to tripping |
| An employee was doing a security round when he tripped and fell on a sidewalk, fracturing his nose and cutting his face. | |||||
| 2017-05-16 | Largo | Florida | Work Tools International | Lower leg(s) | Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area |
| An employee was on the loading dock when an 18-wheeler delivery truck backed up against his leg. He suffered a lower left leg contusion and was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2017-02-13 | Largo | Florida | Johnson Controls | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was forming metal on a press brake when he experienced a cramp in his leg and began to stretch his leg to get the cramp out. In the process of taking care of the cramp, the foot pedal was engaged which caused the machine to cycle and partially amputate his left ring and middle fingers. | |||||
| 2016-09-14 | Largo | Florida | Publix Supermarkets, Inc. | Brain | Fall on same level, n.e.c. |
| While using a pallet jack to move stock, an employee blacked out and hit their head on concrete, suffering a concussion. | |||||
| 2016-08-24 | Largo | Florida | New Albertsons, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
| An employee was slicing meat on a meat slicer and amputated the tip of the ring finger. | |||||
| 2016-08-10 | Largo | Florida | Uni Enterprises | Foot (feet) | Struck against stationary object or equipment |
| An employee was carrying breadsticks out of the walk-in freezer when a piece of metal on the freezer door sliced his foot open. | |||||
| 2016-07-21 | Key Largo | Florida | RAPID ROOFING, INC. | Thigh(s) | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee fell from a ladder and fractured their femur. | |||||
| 2016-07-18 | Key Largo | Florida | R. L. S. ENTERPRISES, INC. | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
| An employee on a construction site was standing while talking and suddenly passed out possibly due to heat, hitting their head on the wall and falling to the floor. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2016-07-07 | Largo | Florida | APG Electric | Ankle(s) | Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway |
| An employee was preparing to begin work and was riding in an aerial lift at low elevation when he was catapulted from the aerial lift and hit the pavement, fracturing his right ankle. | |||||
| 2016-07-05 | Largo | Florida | Essentra Packaging | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery |
| An employee was installing a tray on a press when his left finger was caught and amputated in the machine's roller. | |||||
| 2016-07-01 | Largo | Florida | BCH Mechanical, Inc. | BODY SYSTEMS | Stings and venomous bites |
| An employee suffered an allergic reaction to a wasp sting and was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2016-04-19 | Largo | Florida | FLORIDA METAL SERVICES, INC. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was placing a part into a brake press machine to form it when the machine activated before he removed his finger. The top die pinched off the end of his left index finger. | |||||
| 2016-04-03 | Largo | Florida | Intrepid Powerboats, Inc. | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
| An employee was detailing a boat. While trying to remove plastic, she fell approximately 6 feet from the boat to the ground, breaking her collarbone, cracking her rib, and injuring her head. | |||||
| 2015-12-09 | Largo | Florida | Arden Courts of Largo FL, LLC | Back, including spine, spinal cord | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee installing Christmas lights fell while climbing off the lower level of the roof onto a portable ladder. He was hospitalized with a fractured back vertebra and a dislocated right thumb. | |||||
| 2015-10-15 | Key Largo | Florida | Hampton Inn Key Largo | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
| An employee was trimming tree branches from a ladder, lost his balance, and fell approximately 8 feet to the ground, fracturing his right-side ribs. He was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2015-07-22 | Largo | Florida | Conalvias USA | Nonclassifiable | Nonclassifiable |
| An employee experienced pain on the job site and was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2015-07-06 | Largo | Florida | ConMed-Linvatec | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was working at the grinding machine and making an adjustment/alignment. The employee's finger got crushed between two moving parts. | |||||
| 2015-03-05 | Largo | Florida | Johnson Controls, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was conducting repairs on the horizontal expander. The equipment was not locked out. The gear energized and crushed his left index finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation. | |||||
| 2015-01-07 | Key Largo | Florida | The Red Land Company | Hip(s) | Fall on same level, n.e.c. |
| On or about 1/7/2015 at 12:00 PM, employee working on a construction site was using a metal rebar to repair a broken hinge on another company's truck that was on site delivering soil material. Employee was standing at ground level while attempting to bend the rebar. The metal rebar broke, resulting in the employee falling to the ground. Employee sustained fractures to his right hip; he was hospitalized and had emergency surgery. | |||||