Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-03-04 | Ocoee | Fl | Orion Waste Solutions | Leg(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
A recycling-sorting employee was removing debris from a conveyor belt and fell at least 4 feet from the conveyor belt to the ground, resulting in a leg injury. | |||||
2020-01-27 | Ocoee | Florida | NDG Reconditioning, LLC | Thigh(s) | Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object |
An employee was vacuuming the trunk of a vehicle when another vehicle rolled toward the employee and pinned the employee between the two vehicles. He employee was hospitalized with a fractured right femur. | |||||
2020-01-06 | Ocoee | Florida | Sunbelt Rentals, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by object or equipment |
An employee was repairing a transport platform and removing an exit gate from the platform when a spring struck and fractured the employee's right thumb. | |||||
2019-08-24 | Ocoee | Florida | American Builders Supply, Inc. | Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e) | Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway |
On 8/24/2019, an employee was unloading wooden building materials from a truck using a forklift. At the jobsite, a vehicle was in his way, so he lifted the load above the vehicle. The forklift then tipped forward. While the forklift was tipped, he attempted to exit the forklift and fell against the roll cage structure, fracturing his shoulder. | |||||
2016-03-22 | Ocoee | Florida | Lake BennettHealth and Rehabilitation | Arm(s) | Fall on same level |
An employee fell to the floor while passing out medications and suffered a right arm fracture. | |||||
2016-03-10 | Ocoee | Florida | UPS FREIGHT | Foot (feet) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
An employee fueling a truck tripped and fell while walking over the elevated fuel hose. The employee was hospitalized with a broken left foot. | |||||
2015-10-24 | Ocoee | Florida | Ocoee Animal Hospital | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Other animal bites, nonvenomous |
An employee was administering medication to a cat when the cat bit the employee's fingers on her right hand. The pointer finger was fractured. The employee was later admitted to the hospital. | |||||
2015-08-18 | Ocoee | Florida | Labor Ready | Foot(feet) and leg(s) | Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in roadway |
On 8/18/2015, a garbage truck's front tire ran over and broke an employee's foot and leg. The employee had exited the front cab of the truck while it was still moving to pick up trash. The employee required surgery. | |||||
2015-08-16 | Ocoee | Florida | Lane Construction, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
On 08/16/2015, an employee was installing highway drainage pipes inside an excavation. A slab of asphalt that was next to the pipe trench broke loose and slid into the excavation, catching his fingers between the slab and the trench bottom. His left index finger at the knuckle and left thumb at the first joint were fully amputated at the hospital. | |||||
2015-06-06 | Ocoee | Florida | Orlando Health Central, Inc. | Back, including spine, spinal cord | Slip on substance without fall |
An employee was hospitalized after feeling a tingling sensation in her leg, which was due to a herniated disk in her back. Earlier in her shift, the employee had slipped on some moisture on the floor, but caught herself before falling. |