Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2020-10-14 | Orange Park | Fl | Ferber Sheet Metal Works, Inc. | Thoracic region | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
On October 14, 2020, an employee was installing ductwork from the third rung of an A-frame ladder. He fell to the floor 4 feet 9 inches below, landing on his back and suffering a cracked vertebra in his back. He was hospitalized. | |||||
2020-04-07 | Orange Park | Florida | Transform Holdco | Hip(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
While making boxes in the back room of the store, an employee tripped over the corner of a pallet that was on the ground and fell to the floor. He was hospitalized with a broken right hip. | |||||
2019-07-03 | Orange Park | Florida | Advanced Disposal | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in roadway |
A temporary employee had been picking up trash cans and dumping them in the rear loader of a garbage truck. At the time of the incident, he was helping the truck driver back up in the street. As the driver was backing up, the employee's right hand (finger) was caught between the rear loader and a 4 x 4 piece of wood, resulting in a finger amputation. | |||||
2018-09-06 | Orange Park | Florida | Southern Atlantic Electric Company, Inc. | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level |
An employee was on a 12-foot ladder changing a light fixture. He lost his balance and fell to the tile floor, suffering a head laceration and fractures to his right elbow, his left wrist, three ribs, an eye socket, and his skull. He was hospitalized. | |||||
2018-08-08 | Orange Park | Florida | Jr. Davis Construction Company, Inc. | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee was helping crew members set up a hydraulic pump when he started to experience leg cramps. He was hospitalized due to possible heat-related illness. | |||||
2018-07-18 | Orange Park | Florida | Jr. Davis Construction Company, Inc. | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Overexertion involving outside sources |
An employee was helping one of his co-workers move an extension ladder to another location when he felt a pain in his chest due to a possible muscle strain. He was hospitalized. | |||||
2018-07-02 | Orange Park | Florida | Jr. Davis Construction Company, Inc. | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
A construction worker assisting with street construction in a new residential community began experiencing symptoms of heat related illness and was hospitalized for heat stroke. | |||||
2018-06-21 | Orange Park | Florida | Bonded Filter Co. LLC | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee became nauseated while installing HVAC filters on a rooftop. He was hospitalized for dehydration. | |||||
2018-01-23 | Orange Park | Florida | Professional Sunshine Roofing, Inc. | Lower leg(s) | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
An employee was unloading an I-beam from a flatbed truck and then hooked the I-beam's chains onto an all-terrain forklift's low back rest. He signaled the forklift driver to raise the I-beam. As the I-beam was being raised, the chain broke, causing one side of the I-beam to hit and break his left tibia. He was hospitalized. | |||||
2017-05-31 | Orange Park | Florida | Texas Roadhouse, LLC. | Fingertip(s) | Fall on same level |
An employee was helping to move a large, new broiler into a restaurant when he lost his footing and fell. The broiler landed on his hand amputating his index fingertip. | |||||
2016-06-29 | Orange Park | Florida | Clarke Cooper Painting, LLC | Brain | Other fall to lower level |
An employee was working from an extension ladder to paint the side of a single-story residential home when he lost his footing, fell to the ground, struck his head on the concrete surface below, and sustained a head injury to the point of unconsciousness. He was hospitalized. | |||||
2016-06-14 | Orange Park | Florida | United Parcel Service, Inc. | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee was waiting in the parking lot to swap packages with another driver when he became ill. He was hospitalized with a heat-related illness. | |||||
2016-01-24 | Orange Park | Florida | J.C. Penney Company, Inc. | Brain | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
An employee slipped and fell from the second-floor exit stairway, landing on the surface about 4 to 5 feet away from the ground. She hurt her head and was hospitalized. | |||||
2015-10-08 | Orange Park | Florida | Lloyd Industries, Inc. | Lumbar region | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
An employee was descending a 16 foot extension ladder and fell six feet to the ground resulting in a lower back injury. | |||||
2015-03-10 | Orange Park | Florida | Verns Insulation & Specialties | Hip(s) | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
An employee installing gutters fell off an 8 foot step ladder onto the ground (concrete pavers) below. The employee suffered a fractured hip, which resulted in an overnight stay in the hospital. |