| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-10-06 | Opa Locka | Fl | Bryant Electrical, LLC | Multiple face locations | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle |
| An employee was pulling wire with equipment and a 5/8-inch rope attachment. The rope snapped and struck him, causing bruises to the face and eye. | |||||
| 2021-06-06 | Opa Locka | Fl | Stainless Marine, Inc. | Eye(s) | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle |
| An employee was filling air pockets in seam welding for structural support on an aluminum platform. As the employee was grinding the platform with a grinding disk, a piece of metal from a wire brush (which had been embedded in the aluminum) came free and injured his left eye. | |||||
| 2021-03-09 | Opa Locka | Fl | THE FORCE GSE, INC. | Ankle(s) | Walking, without other incident-single episode |
| An employee twisted his left ankle while walking. | |||||
| 2020-06-25 | Opa Locka | Florida | Trade Mark Metals Recycling | Skull | Struck by discharged or flying object |
| At 8:07 a.m. on June 25, 2020, an employee was struck on the side of his hard hat by a piece of flying material. He suffered a skull fracture and underwent surgery. | |||||
| 2020-01-08 | Opa Locka | Florida | All America Consulting and Logistics Service | Brain | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| An employee was working on a flatbed truck while tying merchandise when he fell approximately 4 feet from the truck to the ground, suffering head trauma. | |||||
| 2019-02-12 | Opa Locka | Florida | J.B. Garage Doors, Inc. | Arm(s) | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet |
| An employee was servicing a garage door at a commercial establishment from an extension ladder approximately 15 feet in height. The ladder slid out from under him and the employee fell to the ground, breaking his right arm and spraining an ankle. The employee was hospitalized for surgery on his arm. | |||||
| 2018-04-20 | Opa Locka | Florida | AT&T | Ankle(s) | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
| An employee was working from a ladder secured to a cable strand, removing a tree branch at 10 feet. The cable strand snapped and the ladder jolted, causing the employee to fall to the ground. The employee broke his left ankle and required surgery. | |||||
| 2017-07-08 | Opa Locka | Florida | USG Mastec, N.A. Southern OH Division | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was transferring a transformer to a new pole when the employee's index fingertip was caught and amputated between the transformer and the bucket. | |||||
| 2017-03-01 | Opa Locka | Florida | ION ELECTRIC, LLC | BODY SYSTEMS | Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts |
| An employee received an electrical shock when he made contact with a 277V circuit. At the time of the incident, the employee was relocating a 2' x 4' ceiling grid light fixture using an 8-foot A-frame ladder. | |||||
| 2016-09-23 | Opa Locka | Florida | REPUBLIC METALS REFINING CORPORATION | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was using a coin press when it crushed and amputated her middle fingertip. The press guard was in place at the time. | |||||
| 2016-09-12 | Opa Locka | Florida | AT&T CORP. | Wrist(s) | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
| An employee fell approximately 10 feet while attempting to descend from the top of an office (mezzanine) that is located inside an aircraft hangar. He was hospitalized with two broken wrists. | |||||
| 2016-08-12 | Opa Locka | Florida | TRADEMARK METALS RECYCLING, LLC | Arm(s) | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle |
| An employee was working on the picking station when a piece of metal flew through a metal cage and hit him, breaking his arm. | |||||
| 2015-10-14 | Opa Locka | Florida | Gulfeagle Supply | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
| An employee was admitted into the hospital for severe dehydration. | |||||
| 2015-08-14 | Opa Locka | Florida | STERLING FOODS, INC. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| While working on Rollstock equipment, three of an employee's right-hand fingers were amputated in the machine. | |||||