Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-06-08 | Niceville | Fl | WRIGHT TREE SERVICE INC | Fingertip(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
An employee was feeding logs into a wood chipper when a log stopped the blade. While unjamming the chipper, the employee's right hand was caught between the log and chipper chute and his middle fingertip was amputated. | |||||
2020-05-25 | Niceville | Florida | Health Services of Bluewater Bay, LLC | Lower leg(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
An employee was stocking groceries in the walk-in refrigerator when she slipped on the floor and fell, fracturing her tibia/fibula. | |||||
2020-01-22 | Niceville | Florida | The GEO Group, Inc. | Lumbar region | Injured by physical contact with other person in sporting event or physical training |
An employee was in training for defensive tactics. As she attempted to perform a hip toss move, she felt a tearing sensation in her lower back. She was hospitalized with a lower back injury. | |||||
2019-05-05 | Niceville | Florida | Cox Communications Gulf Coast, LLC. | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet |
A technician was working in a customer's attic replacing a cable line. As the employee pulled on the cable, he lost footing on the rafter and fell through the sheet rock ceiling to the carpeted floor 9 to 10 feet below. The employee was hospitalized with broken ribs. | |||||
2018-06-14 | Niceville | Florida | Whaley Foodservice, LLC | Ankle(s) | Trip on uneven surface without fall |
An employee was stepping off of a ladder onto an uneven surface when he twisted and broke his ankle. | |||||
2016-02-15 | Niceville | Florida | Diocese of Pensacola - Tallahassee | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet |
An employee fell about 20 feet from a ladder resulting in broken ribs, a broken wrist, bruises and a split liver. | |||||
2015-10-21 | Niceville | Florida | Holloway Roofing Unlimited, Inc. | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
An employee was nailing shingles at the edge of the roof of a new one story house when he lost his footing, fell 8 feet to the ground, and landed on a pile of wood. The employee was not wearing fall protective equipment. He was hospitalized with six broken ribs. | |||||
2015-09-02 | Niceville | Florida | Glenn Pratt Landscape, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was using a self-propelled lawn mower when he slipped and fell. His left hand went under the mower, resulting in middle and ring fingertip amputations. | |||||
2015-08-30 | Niceville | Florida | North Light Yacht Club, LLC | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
While transitioning from a boat to the dock, an employee's foot slipped between the boat and the dock. He broke three toes on his right foot and was hospitalized for surgery on his big toe. |