| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-11-14 | Medley | Fl | McNeil Sales Services, Inc | Lumbar region | Struck by object or equipment |
| An employee was helping with crane operations while a heating system was being installed. The crane hook broke and hit the employee on the back, breaking bones in the employee's lower back. | |||||
| 2021-10-23 | Medley | Fl | Eco Glass Production Inc. | Arm(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was troubleshooting a glass washer. To test the machine, the employee placed glass at the entrance to the washer. The pinion gear caught his jacket and the machine partially amputated his left arm. The machine was not locked out/tagged out at the time. | |||||
| 2021-10-01 | Medley | Fl | WASTE MANAGEMENT INC. OF FLORIDA | Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e) | Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire |
| An employee was putting air in a dump truck tire. The tire exploded, pushing the employee to the ground. He suffered an injury to the left shoulder. | |||||
| 2021-09-25 | Medley | Fl | Titan Florida, LLC | Fingertip(s) | Contact with objects and equipment |
| An employee was evaluating a machine that was getting stuck. The employee climbed over the middle railing and top railing with a spade tool in hand. The spade tool moved back and forth and amputated the tips of the employee's index, middle, and ring fingers. | |||||
| 2021-06-16 | Medley | Fl | Tropical Shipping USA, LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee had just unjammed a warehouse dock leveler. The end of the dock leveler came down on the employee's left middle and ring fingers, crushing them against a container and causing avulsions. | |||||
| 2021-04-14 | Medley | Fl | C.L. Burks Construction - Commercial Roofing Contractors | Upper arm(s) | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
| An employee was inspecting a commercial roof when they fell approximately 10 feet to the ground and fractured their humerus. | |||||
| 2021-03-18 | Medley | Fl | Frito Lay | Foot (feet) | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area |
| An employee was stepping off a forklift when his left foot was pinched and lacerated by another, moving forklift. | |||||
| 2021-03-15 | Medley | Fl | INNOVATIVE MARINE ELECTRONICS, INC | Multiple body parts | Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids |
| An employee was preparing to install an alarm system sensor. The employee was burned by a gas fume flash fire, suffering burns to the right side of the face and hand. | |||||
| 2020-06-30 | Medley | Florida | United States Foundry & Manufacturing Corporation | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was using a square pipe to dislodge material that was jammed in the outlet gate of a machine's oil filter. The square pipe pinched his left thumb, resulting in a thumb tip amputation. | |||||
| 2020-02-14 | Medley | Florida | Installed Building Products of Miami LLC | Foot (feet) | Fall from collapsing structure or equipment |
| An employee was on a scaffold applying insulation. The scaffold and the employee fell. The employee's right foot landed on the protruding shower drain pipe and was fractured. | |||||
| 2019-08-08 | Medley | Florida | US Foundry & Manufacturing Corp. | Foot(feet) and leg(s) | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
| Employees were working on a muller wheel. One employee was standing in front of a forklift that another employee was operating. The muller wheel came off the forklift and landed on him, striking his lower right leg and both feet and causing multiple fractures. | |||||
| 2019-07-25 | Medley | Florida | Flagship Tilt-Wall, LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
| An employee was using a sledgehammer to strike a stake into the ground when the sledgehammer struck and broke his right index finger. | |||||
| 2019-03-27 | Medley | Florida | Aljoma Lumber Inc. | Hand(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was cutting wood with a miter saw. The saw lacerated her left hand. | |||||
| 2019-02-07 | Medley | Florida | DOWNRITE ENGINEERING CORP. | Head | Other fall to lower level |
| On February 7, 2019, a dump truck an employee was driving broke down and was placed on a flatbed. The dump truck driver climbed onto the flatbed and inside the truck cab to retrieve his lunch box and upon climbing down he fell to the ground below and struck his head. The employee was hospitalized for a head laceration requiring stitches. | |||||
| 2018-08-06 | Medley | Florida | U-Haul Company of Miami | Ankle(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| An employee was standing on the forks of a forklift to reach a u-box cover that was not fitting when she fell approximately 3 feet to the concrete floor and fractured her right ankle. | |||||
| 2018-07-18 | Medley | Florida | Eco Glass Production Inc. | Forearm(s) | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle |
| An employee was throwing scrap glass into a dumpster. The glass hit the corner of the dumpster and bounced back, lacerating the employee's forearm. | |||||
| 2018-01-17 | Medley | Florida | HOMETOWN FOODS USA INC and S-INNOVATIONS CORP | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| On 1/17/18, an employee was attempting to fix a jammed sprocket on a cooling conveyor using a metal pry bar. The pry bar became stuck in the chain/sprocket and the employee's left pinky finger was then caught in a pinch point between the pry bar and the conveyor resulting in a fingertip amputation. | |||||
| 2018-01-11 | Medley | Florida | FERREIRA CONSTRUCTION SOUTHERN DIVISION CO. INC. | Face | Nonclassifiable |
| An employee suffered a burn to the left side of his face while welding. | |||||
| 2017-07-11 | Medley | Florida | Caribbean Fibers, Inc. | Face | Injured by handheld object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| On July 11, 2017, at approximately 1:55 p.m., an employee was operating a hand grinder to grind down a metal spur on a machine component when the grinder slipped from his hands. The grinder then bounced back and hit him in the face, causing a facial fracture/laceration. He was hospitalized and had surgery. | |||||
| 2017-03-13 | Medley | Florida | Penske Truck Leasing | Shoulder(s) and back | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee slipped while walking on the catwalk located over the maintenance pit and fell into the maintenance pit resulting in shoulder and back injuries. It was raining and the catwalk had grease on it. | |||||
| 2016-09-02 | Medley | Florida | BEL USA LLC | Leg(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
| An employee tripped over a wooden pallet and fractured the right leg and/or knee. | |||||
| 2015-11-04 | Medley | Florida | Bimbo Bakeries USA, Inc. | Ankle(s) | Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker |
| The employee was working in the receiving area moving a rolling rack of baked goods. The corner of the rack caught his right ankle and the employee's Achilles tendon was severed. | |||||
| 2015-10-19 | Medley | Florida | BRV CONSTRUCTION, INC. | Arm(s) | Other fall to lower level |
| On October 19, 2015, at about 11:00 a.m., an employee was on a step ladder installing drywall with a drill driver. He fell off the ladder to the concrete floor and broke his right arm. He was hospitalized and required surgery. | |||||
| 2015-10-02 | Medley | Florida | UNITED STATES FOUNDRY & MANUFACTURING CORPORATION | Ankle(s) | Fall on same level, n.e.c. |
| An employee was using a load device to move a metal ring for a manhole cover when he turned and fell backwards. The metal ring fell onto his ankle, fracturing it and requiring hospitalization. | |||||
| 2015-05-05 | Medley | Florida | HD Construction Supply, LTD | Nonclassifiable | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area |
| An employee was struck by a forklift while unloading material. | |||||
| 2015-04-06 | Medley | Florida | Lopefra Corp. | Multiple body parts | Struck by falling object or equipment |
| An employee was injured while working at the recycling yard. He was standing on top of metal sheets and was catapulted between the metal sheets and a forklift. The metal sheets fell on top of him, causing major injuries to his head, back, hand, and leg. | |||||
| 2015-04-06 | Medley | Florida | Keystone Automotive Industries, Inc. | Leg(s) | Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area |
| An employee was directing a forklift driver when the forklift backed into him. The employee was hospitalized with injuries to both legs. | |||||
| 2015-01-05 | Medley | Florida | Creaction Industries, LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
| Employee using a table saw amputated his right index finger and his right middle finger. | |||||