DateCityStateEmployerBody PartEvent
2021-11-06OkeechobeeFlRafael BarajasChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersStruck by other falling powered vehicle
An employee was pulling the transmission out of an agricultural work van while the van was jacked up. Other employees tried to move the van up a few inches while the wheels were still on and the employee was underneath. When the jack was moved, the van fell onto the employee, resulting in nine fractured ribs.
2021-10-07OkeechobeeFlUnited Parcel Service, Inc.BODY SYSTEMSExposure to environmental heat
An employee began feeling ill from dehydration while completing a delivery route.
2021-02-17OkeechobeeFlEvans Properties, IncPelvisFall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet
An employee fell through a termite-damaged roof, landing on the ground about 12 feet below. The employee suffered an injury and was hospitalized for pelvis bone repair surgery.
2020-08-14OkeechobeeFlOHL USA, Inc./Community Asphalt, Corp.Wrist(s)Other fall to lower level
While loading a roller, an employee fell from a lowboy trailer to the ground and broke his wrist.
2020-03-02OkeechobeeFloridaOptimum Agriculture FL LLCHead and neckThrown, fell, or jumped from animal being ridden
Two employees were trying to pull a cow out of a ditch. After they got the cow out, one employee's horse got scared and started bucking. The employee fell from the horse and the rope became tangled around his neck, causing face and neck injuries.
2019-09-11OkeechobeeFloridaWILLIAMSON CATTLE COMPANYKnee(s) and leg(s)Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee ran into a cabbage tree while driving a UTV, injuring his right knee and lower leg. He was hospitalized.
2019-07-19OkeechobeeFloridaBTC Builders Inc.Multiple body partsOther fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was on the roof setting up a ladder to reach higher elevations during siding installation operations. He fell off the roof and landed on a table 10 feet below. The employee sustained fractures to his shoulders and face.
2019-06-16OkeechobeeFloridaThe Michaels CompaniesUpper and lower limb(s)Fall on same level due to tripping
An employee was going back to her classroom when she tripped and fell to the floor, suffering multiple fractures to her arm and kneecap.
2019-02-22OkeechobeeFloridaAmerican Roofing, LLCWrist(s)Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was installing a metal roof when he slipped and fell on the roof. When the employee fell, he hit the edge of a metal roof panel with his right wrist and suffered a laceration that cut tendon and ligaments, requiring surgery.
2017-10-01OkeechobeeFloridaHales Amusment, Inc.NonclassifiableIntentional injury by other person
An employee was injured when a fight broke out at work.
2017-09-27OkeechobeeFloridaCharles IndustriesThigh(s)Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c.
An employee tripped on an office chair and struck his knee on a table, tearing his quadriceps tendon and requiring hospitalization.
2017-04-27OkeechobeeFloridaSoutheast Milk, Inc.Leg(s)Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was operating a forklift to move drums on a pallet. He dismounted the forklift to adjust two drums that had become off-center on the pallet when a drum fell and struck his leg, resulting in his hospitalization for a broken leg.
2017-04-11OkeechobeeFloridaSunny Grove Ranch IncMultiple trunk locationsThrown, fell, or jumped from animal being ridden
An employee was riding a horse to move cattle and was thrown from the horse. The employee sustained fractured ribs on the right side and a fractured left pelvis.
2017-02-10OkeechobeeFloridaRAULERSON HOSPITALHip(s)Fall on same level due to tripping over self
An employee was getting paperwork out of a filing cabinet when she tripped and fell, breaking her left hip.
2016-09-06OkeechobeeFloridaEvans Properties, Inc. Multiple trunk locationsStruck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached
An employee leaned against the left upright batwing of a Rhino mower that came unhooked and fell onto the employee. The employee suffered four broken ribs and three fractured vertebrae (L2, L3, L4).
2015-11-06OkeechobeeFloridaColumbia Grain & Ingredients, Inc.Toes(s), toenail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was unloading the truck (grains) when he fell into a pit. His foot got caught on an auger screw conveyor, resulting in two cuts and two fractured toes on his left foot.
2015-08-13OkeechobeeFloridaPike Electric, LLCNonclassifiableExposure to electricity
An employee was hospitalized after an electrical flash occurred during an operation to change a wooden beam to a concrete beam.
2015-06-04OkeechobeeFloridaSOUTHEAST MILK, INC.NonclassifiableOther fall to lower level
An employee was found on the ground next to a milk tanker trailer after possibly falling from the trailer's ladder. The employee was hospitalized for multiple injuries.
2015-03-05OkeechobeeFloridaClyde Johnson Contracting & Roofing, Inc.Knee(s)Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was performing carpentry work using a nail gun to nail bracing for a new residential dwelling's soffits. He was descending the ladder when the nail gun bumped the ladder and discharged a nail into his kneecap.