Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-06-24 | Longwood | Fl | Sunrun | Cheek(s) | Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet |
On June 24, 2021, an employee was pulling wires through the conduit in an attic when he stepped off a rafter and fell 8 feet through the sheetrock ceiling onto the garage floor. The employee suffered a facture to his cheek bone and was admitted to the hospital. | |||||
2021-03-11 | Longwood | Fl | Fairfield Gourmet Food Corp. | Head and trunk | Other fall to lower level |
On March 11, 2021, an employee poured cake mix into a baking pan and then stepped onto a ladder when he slipped and fell to the ground, resulting in a bruised head and tailbone that required hospitalization. | |||||
2020-09-24 | Longwood | Fl | Papa Johns International Inc | Ankle(s) | Other fall to lower level |
A delivery driver was on a ride-along with a fellow employee. The driver fell down some steps as they were leaving an address resulting in a left leg injury and an broken ankle that required surgery. | |||||
2020-08-18 | Longwood | Fl | Ace Granite Florida | Head | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
An employee was loading marble slabs onto a delivery truck using a forklift. A slab fell off the truck and struck the employee in the back of the neck/shoulders. The employee then fell forward and struck their head on a slab that was stored adjacent to the truck. The employee was hospitalized for a laceration. | |||||
2020-03-24 | Longwood | Florida | DPR Construction | Elbow(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping |
An employee tripped and fell to the concrete floor, suffering a broken left elbow. | |||||
2019-09-12 | Longwood | Florida | Publix Super Markets, Inc. | Ankle(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
An employee was walking down a hallway when a scrubber machine struck her, causing her to fall over a pallet and break both ankles. | |||||
2019-04-22 | Longwood | Florida | Charter Communications, Inc. | Nonclassifiable | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet |
An employee was climbing up a 28-foot extension ladder to replace a cable wire when he missed a step, lost his balance, and grabbed onto a communication drop. The drop broke, causing him to fall approximately 15 feet to the ground. He suffered two broken vertebrae and bruised his ribs and left shoulder. | |||||
2019-02-14 | Longwood | Florida | AutoNation Auto Auction Orlando | Knee(s) and leg(s) | Collision between a moving and standing vehicle, nonroadway |
An employee was moving cars to be detailed and was pinned between a moving car and a parked car resulting in knee and leg fractures. | |||||
2017-09-20 | Longwood | Florida | Macrocap Labs, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery |
An employee was working on an encapsulation machine when a part closed on his finger. When he tried to remove his finger, skin and tissue were removed, requiring overnight hospitalization and surgery. | |||||
2017-08-18 | Longwood | Florida | Bergeron Land Development, Inc. | Leg(s) | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area |
An employee was checking grade lines when he was struck by a front-end loader, breaking his leg. | |||||
2016-07-11 | Longwood | Florida | E.H. Engelmeier Roofing & Sheet Metal Co., Inc. | Hip(s) and leg(s) | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
While removing asphalt shingles near the chimney area on a pitched, single-story residential roof approximately 8 feet high, an employee became unstable and slipped, falling to the grass-covered ground area. He broke his leg and hip. | |||||
2016-01-25 | Longwood | Florida | Collis Roofing, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee's fingers were crushed while fabricating metal (e.g., bending metal flashing) on a brake press machine. The employee was hospitalized overnight for surgery. | |||||
2015-12-08 | Longwood | Florida | Tru Team Inc. | Sole(s) | Stepped on object |
On 12/09/2015 an employee was spraying insulation and stepped on a drywall screw. The employee was hospitalized when the laceration became infected. | |||||
2015-07-03 | Longwood | Florida | Canon Business Process Services, Inc. | Forehead | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
An employee tripped over a breaker box, fell and hit her forehead, requiring hospitalization and stitches to her forehead. | |||||
2015-04-10 | Longwood | Florida | NUTRAKEY INC. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was clearing a jam on the powder auger without any tools. Another employee restarted the machine, and the injured employee suffered an amputation on his right middle fingertip. |