Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-04-06 | North Palm Beach | Fl | Smithco West Palm Beach | Eye(s) | Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c. |
An employee scratched his left eye on a stationary exterior metal panel of an ice machine. | |||||
2021-03-11 | North Palm Beach | Fl | Nautical Ventures - Fort Lauderdale | Face | Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids |
An employee was replacing a non-functioning fuel sender on a boat. After installing the new part, he was using a small torch to seal the heat shrink connectors when fumes ignited, causing an explosion. The employee suffered burns on the left side of his face, as well as shoulder and rib pain. | |||||
2019-09-09 | North Palm Beach | Florida | AT&T Services, Inc. | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to other harmful substances |
An employee became ill while working at her cubicle and was hospitalized due to mold exposure. | |||||
2019-07-11 | North Palm Beach | Florida | JSW of Palm Beach, Inc | Brain | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
An employee was conducting lay-out work from a one-tier bakers scaffold and fell 4 feet to the cement floor resulting in head trauma. | |||||
2018-07-13 | North Palm Beach | Florida | Trade Staff Management | Eye(s) | Struck by object or equipment |
An employee was working on carpentry with a nail gun when something shot into his eye. | |||||
2017-01-20 | North Palm Beach | Florida | Comcast Cable | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Other fall to lower level |
On 1/20/2017, an employee was climbing a ladder to disconnect a service line when the cable he hooked the ladder on snapped, causing him to fall and break six ribs. | |||||
2017-01-12 | North Palm Beach | Florida | Propane Services, Inc. | Multiple body parts | Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids |
An employee was at a home turning the propane gas back on when a flash fire occurred, burning his hands, arms, back, and legs. | |||||
2015-09-04 | North Palm Beach | Florida | GL STAFFING SERVICES, INC. | Multiple trunk locations | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
An employee was disassembling a one-tier tubular scaffold. The employee removed the cross bracing first. When a coworker removed the planks, the scaffold members came down and struck the employee, causing back and pelvis bruises. |