Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-12	Merritt Island	Fl	IVEY'S CONSTRUCTION, INC.	Nonclassifiable	Nonroadway collision with other vehicle
An employee was operating a skid forklift, which collided with another forklift. The employee sustained multiple injuries.
2021-02-04	Merritt Island	Fl	BLUE ORIGIN LLC	Hand(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was manually rolling a metal barrel when his right hand was pinched between the barrel and the rolling pin, resulting in broken bones.
2021-01-21	Merritt Island	Fl	Sauer Mechanical, LLC.	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
On January 21, 2021, an apprentice pipe fitter was making sure that the facing machine's blades were set properly when a clamp on the machine loosened, pinching the employee's right thumb and resulting in an amputation to the tip of his thumb without bone loss.
2020-01-02	Merritt Island	Florida	JMAK Roofing Inc	Cheek(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was getting on a ladder to come down from a metal roof. The ladder slipped and fell from under him, and he fell to the ground. His cheekbone was broken.
2019-01-02	Merritt Island	Florida	Pier 1 Imports (U.S.), Inc	Forehead	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was helping to take apart a fixture/grid display when the top grid fell and struck her above the eye, causing a laceration. She was hospitalized.
2018-06-25	Merritt Island	Florida	Publix Super Markets, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was using a meat slicer and amputated the tip of her right thumb.
2018-04-17	Merritt Island	Florida	EMF, Inc	Scalp	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
A crane was used to tilt a steel cradle, which was attached on either side with slings. The slings were attached to clamps and the clamps were attached to the cradle. As the cradle was tilted, one of the clamps came loose and swung in the air, striking the back of an employee's head. He sustained a head laceration, requiring hospitalization and stitches. A hard hat was not worn at the time.
2018-02-23	Merritt Island	Florida	Arnott Industries LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee suffered a finger laceration that resulted in amputation of the left middle finger while cutting a piece of wood using a table saw. The wood kicked back causing the finger to make contact with the saw blade.
2017-05-25	Merritt Island	Florida	Northern Electric, Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level
While installing new electrical wires from a boom lift, an employee fell to the ground, suffering bone fractures.
2017-03-22	Merritt Island	Florida	Ramage Contracting, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Stings and venomous bites
An employee was bitten by a brown recluse spider and hospitalized for an allergic reaction to the spider bite.
2016-10-11	Merritt Island	Florida	FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY	BODY SYSTEMS	Stings and venomous bites
An employee was stung by a bee and had an allergic reaction.
2016-05-13	Merritt Island	Florida	Asplundh Tree Expert Co.	Brain	Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in work zone
An employee was flagging traffic in a work zone behind a line of cones when a driver drove straight into the employee, bruising the employee's right leg and causing a concussion.
2015-06-11	Merritt Island	Florida	Leo's Concrete Specialties, Inc.	Leg(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was hospitalized after he cut his leg with a powered hand saw.
2015-05-12	Merritt Island	Florida	IVY H. SMITH COMPANY, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was operating hydraulic equipment, a directional bore machine, when he thought there was a leak. He moved the hose to check if there was a leak. He placed his hand on it and was injected by oil into his left middle finger.