| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-10-28 | Palmetto | Fl | Redlands Christian Migrant Association, Inc. | Shoulder(s) and arm(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping |
| An employee tripped and fell to the ground outside a building. The employee suffered injuries to both shoulders and the right arm. | |||||
| 2021-07-12 | Palmetto | Fl | SYSCO WEST COAST FLORIDA, INC. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
| An employee was changing a fan pulley when the fan blade injured their right index finger resulting in an amputation to the finger. | |||||
| 2021-06-13 | Palmetto | Ga | Medical Depot, Inc. | Foot (feet) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
| An employee was operating a forklift when their left foot was caught between the reach truck and racking. The employee sustained a broken and dislocated foot. | |||||
| 2021-05-26 | Palmetto | Fl | Allied New Technologies | Face | Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue |
| An employee was disconnecting a plant process hose carrying 32% liquid sodium hydroxide. The employee was exposed to the chemical under his face shield. The lower part of his face was exposed and he suffered a rash/burn. | |||||
| 2021-05-12 | Palmetto | Fl | Thatcher Chemical of Florida, Inc. | Multiple body parts | Exposure to other harmful substance-multiple routes of exposure |
| An employee was carrying a 5 gallon bucket of 50% hydrogen peroxide solution when the handle broke or he dropped the bucket and the solution splashed onto him. He experienced chemical burns on his left arm, chest, left shoulder, and just above the left eye. He was hospitalized for burns as well as inhalation of vapors and ingestion of liquid solution. | |||||
| 2021-04-16 | Palmetto | Fl | FEDERAL MARINE TERMINALS, INC. | Thigh(s) | Fall on water vehicle |
| An employee was crossing from one side of a vessel to the other. He tripped and fell from the roof of a catwalk, landing on a shipping container 15 feet below and suffering a broken left femur. | |||||
| 2020-10-13 | Palmetto | Fl | Air Products and Chemicals, Inc | Hand(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
| An employee was using a 4-inch angle router to remove residual weld from a tooling-removal area on an aluminum ring. The angle router kicked and its blade came into contact with a finger on the employee's left hand, causing an open fracture. | |||||
| 2020-08-26 | Palmetto | Fl | SH Framing, Inc. | Nose, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Other fall to lower level 26 to 30 feet |
| An employee was on an extension ladder when it fell. The employee fell with it, and both landed on the ground two stories below. He suffered lacerations to the eyebrow and mouth and a broken nose. | |||||
| 2020-06-25 | Palmetto Bay | Florida | Envirowaste Services Group, Inc | Pelvis | Struck by other falling powered vehicle |
| A mechanic was working under a vehicle that had been raised on jacks. The jacks were released and the vehicle came down; its tires rolled toward the employee's back and he suffered a broken pelvis. | |||||
| 2020-03-03 | Palmetto | Florida | FEDERAL MARINE TERMINALS, INC. | Skull | Fall on water vehicle |
| An employee was removing container deck shoes while containers were being discharged. He walked to the side of the hatch lid to get out of the swing radius of the crane. The employee then turned and stepped off the hatch lid. He fell and sustained a closed skull fracture. | |||||
| 2019-07-01 | Palmetto Bay | Florida | TOP SEAL SERVICES CORP | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
| An employee fainted due to the heat while working on a roof. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2019-05-18 | Palmetto | Florida | Logistec USA Inc | Arm(s) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
| An employee was operating a forklift and navigating around a metal container. His left arm was severely lacerated when it was pinned between the forklift and the container. | |||||
| 2019-03-28 | Palmetto | Florida | Pirtek | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Struck by falling object or equipment |
| At 6:00 p.m. on March 28, 2019, an employee was repairing a machine from underneath it. The machine was hit and fell onto the employee, causing a rib contusion and bruises. | |||||
| 2019-03-20 | Palmetto | Louisiana | Plant N Power | Lower leg(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was installing a 3" schedule 80 line when the load shifted, pinning his lower left leg between the pipe and the ground. He suffered a fractured left tibia. | |||||
| 2019-03-15 | Palmetto | Florida | FEDERAL MARINE TERMINALS, INC. | Leg(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment |
| An employee was cutting the banding from bundles of wood when the bundle became unstable, hitting the ground and the shin area of the employee's left leg. The employee suffered a broken leg. | |||||
| 2019-03-15 | Palmetto | Florida | RENTOKIL NORTH AMERICA, INC. | Hip(s) | Fall on same level |
| An employee was auditing an establishment when the employee fell on the floor, breaking the left hip. The employee was hospitalized and had surgery. | |||||
| 2018-08-03 | Palmetto | Florida | DIEKON CONSTRUCTION INC. | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet |
| An employee was setting trusses in a residential construction when he lost his balance and fell approximately 16 feet to the next lower level, suffering fractured ribs. | |||||
| 2018-06-10 | Palmetto | Florida | Logistec USA Inc | Hand(s) | Ran off driving surface, nonroadway |
| The injured employee was operating a forklift to remove pallets of bananas from inside a container. A yard dog operator hooked up to the container and pulled it away from the dock as the forklift was exiting the container. The forklift fell between the container and the dock. As it was falling, the injured employee grabbed the overhead guard supports at the same time the forklift hit the steel ramp, amputating the right hand just above the wrist. | |||||
| 2018-01-21 | Palmetto | Florida | Shoreline Systems, Inc | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
| An employee fell approximately 10 feet from the shop roof to the ground, suffering cracked ribs and a broken shoulder. He was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2017-08-29 | Palmetto | Florida | Georgia Right-of-Way Company | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
| An employee was dragging cut tree limbs to a chipper when he became dizzy and cramped up. He was hospitalized for heat-related illness. | |||||
| 2017-05-18 | Palmetto | Georgia | Lowe's Coast Holding Facility #1477 | Hip(s) and leg(s) | Collision between a moving and standing vehicle, nonroadway |
| An employee was operating a forklift when she ran into a second stationary lift. The stationary lift's clamper entered the driver's cab and injured her right leg and hip. | |||||
| 2017-05-05 | Palmetto | Florida | SYSCO WEST COAST FLORIDA, INC. | BODY SYSTEMS | Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode |
| An employee was operating an electric triple pallet jack inside the freezer, selecting product cases, when the triple jack stopped working. Burning odor came out of the triple jack's motor brushes. The employee inhaled the smoke and fumes, which started burning his throat and lungs. He was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2017-03-25 | Palmetto | Florida | Federal Marine Terminals, Inc. | Brain | Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway |
| An employee was operating a 10,000 lb. diesel forklift on uneven gravel in a construction zone when the forklift tipped over. The employee struck the ground and suffered head trauma. | |||||
| 2016-09-12 | Palmetto | Florida | FEDERAL MARINE TERMINALS, INC. | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was adjusting a bag of salt while it was held up by a forklift when his left ring finger was pinched between the load and the forks, amputating his fingertip. | |||||
| 2016-06-19 | Palmetto | Florida | Ringling Brothers Barnum & Bailey Circus | Jaw, chin | Nonroadway collision with other vehicle |
| Two employees were in rehearsal using motorcycles. The motorcycle tires touched, causing a crash. One of the employees was hospitalized with a broken jaw. | |||||
| 2016-03-31 | Palmetto | Florida | AAA Striping PLus/Sod & Signs, Inc | Multiple body parts | Nonroadway collision with other vehicle |
| The employee was riding on a paint striping machine. The machine was struck by a vehicle causing the hot thermo plastic paint to splash onto the employee burning both arms and the employee's face. | |||||
| 2016-01-14 | Palmetto | Florida | Taylor & Fulton Packing House | Foot (feet) | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee was loading a truck on 01/14/2016, at 01:00 a.m., with a forklift when the truck moved without his knowledge. When he dismounted the forklift, he fell off the dock, breaking his foot and requiring surgery. | |||||
| 2015-12-02 | Palmetto | Florida | West Coast Landscape & Lawns, Inc. | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
| An employee attempted to move a lawnmower that became stationary. His right foot slipped and fell into the blades, amputating his toes. | |||||
| 2015-10-01 | Palmetto | Florida | Green Forest Industries | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
| An employee was cutting wood material with a table saw and contacted the saw blade amputating the middle and ring fingers of the right hand. | |||||
| 2015-01-16 | Palmetto | Florida | Logistec USA Inc. | Lower leg(s) | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area |
| An employee was run over by a forklift and suffered an amputation of his lower left leg. | |||||