Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-08-26 | New Port Richey | Fl | Southwest Fl Construction Inc | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee was performing concrete work when they began experiencing heat-related illness. | |||||
2021-06-13 | New Port Richey | Fl | Healthcare Services Group, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was operating a meat slicer and sustained an amputation to the tip of her finger. | |||||
2021-03-19 | New Port Richey | Fl | Leware Construction Company of Florida, Inc | Leg(s) | Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 16 to 20 feet |
Three employees were working on a bridge while in a mobile working platform. The platform fell, and the employees fell with it to the ground about 16 feet below. One of them suffered a broken leg and was hospitalized, requiring surgery. | |||||
2020-06-19 | New Port Richey | Florida | BLUE WATER AQUATICS, INC. | Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway |
An employee was operating an ATV at the edge of a pond that was 1 foot deep, spreading weed killer on pond weeds, when the ATV turned over and landed on his back. He suffered a C7 vertebra fracture and a bruised lung. | |||||
2019-05-20 | New Port Richey | Florida | U.S. Postal Service | Upper and lower limb(s) | Other animal bites, nonvenomous |
A letter carrier was delivering mail to a residence and was bitten by a dog. The employee sustained severe lacerations to the right hand and middle finger and the lower right leg. | |||||
2018-06-22 | New Port Richey | Florida | Bartlett Roofing Services, Inc. | Foot(feet) and leg(s) | Other fall to lower level |
An employee was preparing a metal drip edge on a roof. The employee fell from the roof, breaking both heels and one tibia. | |||||
2016-03-05 | New Port Richey | Florida | Gulf States Industries, Inc. | Back, including spine, spinal cord | Other fall to lower level |
An employee was working off an extension ladder when the bottom of the ladder slipped and the employee fell off, landing on his feet and injuring his back. | |||||
2015-12-08 | New Port Richey | Florida | Hotel Development and Management Group | Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e) | Overexertion in lifting-single episode |
An employee was lifting a bale of trash to place it in the dumpster when he dislocated his left shoulder. | |||||
2015-11-16 | New Port Richey | Florida | QUALITY CEILINGS, INC. | Knee(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
An employee fell approximately 5 feet from a ladder while installing a ceiling tile grid. He broke his knee and was hospitalized. | |||||
2015-10-05 | New Port Richey | Florida | Publix | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was doing maintenance on a dough sheeter in the bakery department. The machine's housing was off at the time of the incident. His finger got caught between the chains and the housing, amputating the fingertip below the fingernail. | |||||
2015-08-29 | New Port Richey | Florida | Golden Acquisition Corp | Back, including spine, spinal cord | Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts |
An employee was trimming palm branches from an aerial lift/truck when the bucket contacted a 7200V power line. The employee sustained electrical burns on his back and was hospitalized. | |||||
2015-06-01 | New Port Richey | Florida | Ike's Roofing & Construction, Inc. | Nonclassifiable | Other fall to lower level |
An employee was removing roof debris from the gutter of a residential house while standing on an extension ladder. As he reached his hand to remove debris, he fell off the ladder and hit the ground. |