DateCityStateEmployerBody PartEvent
2021-11-05OaklandMsAjinomoto Foods North America, Inc.Arm(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was performing sanitation tasks on a conveyor. Moving parts in the machine caught his arm, breaking it. He was hospitalized.
2021-09-07OaklandMsAjinomoto Foods North America, Inc.Thigh(s)Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was troubleshooting a dock plate on the loading dock with other maintenance workers. When the lockout pin on the dock plate was removed, the plate fell down and caught the employee's left leg. The employee sustained a compound fracture of the left femur and a head laceration.
2020-08-26Oakland ParkFlMiami Wrecking CoBODY SYSTEMSExposure to environmental heat
An employee developed muscle cramps after working on a rooftop. He was hospitalized for heat exhaustion.
2020-08-24Oakland ParkFlDosoles Electric CorpFinger(s), fingernail(s)Fall, slip, trip
An employee fell, injuring his ankle and breaking his index finger. He was hospitalized.
2020-03-16OaklandMississippiAjinomoto Foods North America, Inc.Multiple body partsExposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was pouring caustic into a kettle with hot water to sanitize the kettle. A chemical reaction occurred, causing caustic to splash back onto him. The employee sustained chemical burns to parts of the face, the eye, and also to the wrists, neck, thigh, and buttocks.
2020-02-07OaklandFloridaShaddai Cleaning Services LLCMultiple trunk locationsOther fall to lower level
An employee was sweeping a bedroom on the second floor of a new-built residence. She backed into a hallway and fell from a balcony in a place where the guardrail had not been completed. She landed about 12 feet below, on stairs at the bottom of a stairway; she then rolled down to the floor. She suffered three broken ribs on the left side, as well as a fractured lower-back vertebra.
2019-08-27OaklandFloridaBottling Group, LLCBODY SYSTEMSExposure to environmental heat
While restocking a vending machine at a customer site, an employee began to fell unwell and suffered cramping. The employee was hospitalized for dehydration.
2019-05-13OaklandIllinoisNutrien Ag Solutions, Inc.Pelvic regionExposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
On May 13, 2019, at approximately 8:20 a.m., an employee was pumping anhydrous ammonia from bulk storage tanks into a 1000 gallon anhydrous ammonia mobile nurse tank. Ammonia released from the valve and burned the employee.
2019-01-07OaklandCaliforniaBRUSCO TUG AND BARGE INCLeg(s)Water vehicle incident, n.e.c.
An employee was on a loaded barge when he leaned over the stern of the barge and attempted to free the port stern wire from the lower port knee rubber. He was then crushed between the port knee and the barge, suffering a broken leg.
2018-09-01OaklandMississippiAjinomoto Foods North America, Inc.Fingertip(s)Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
An employee was loading a metal locker onto a forklift when the locker door opened and slammed back, cutting his left ring fingertip and resulting in an amputation.
2018-02-13OaklandPennsylvaniaEasley & Rivers, Inc.Arm(s)Other fall to lower level
An employee was grinding while standing on a bakers scaffold and fell off the scaffold fracturing an arm.
2017-04-28OaklandPennsylvaniaSt. Moritz Security Services, Inc.NonclassifiableOther fall to lower level
An employee was walking down stairs while performing security guard rounds and fell down the stairs between the fifth and fourth floors. The employee was hospitalized for a possible ligament injury.
2016-07-01OaklandCaliforniaSSA TerminalsMultiple body partsStruck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
An employee was hooking wire rope slings to a cargo container when one of the slings came loose and struck the employee on the chest. The employee suffered broken ribs, a cracked sternum, and a fractured left ring finger.
2015-12-02OaklandMississippiAjinomoto WindsorHand(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee attempted to remove a metal object from the dough on a dough conveyor. The employee's right hand got caught and smashed between the conveyor and roller.
2015-10-26OaklandMississippiAjinomoto Windsor, Inc.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was operating a Solbern conveyor. The products being transported on the conveyor became jammed at the end of the conveyor. The operator attempted to clear the jam by reaching underneath the conveyor and removing the product that was stuck between the conveyor and a tray. The operator's right ring finger was caught in a belt underneath the conveyor and the skin was peeled from the tip of the finger. The finger was amputated just below the finger nail at the hospital.