Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-01	Saint Petersburg	Fl	Pinnacle Services of Pinellas, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet
An employee was setting up for work on the upper level of a two-story roof when he slipped on moisture that was on the new underlayment. He slid down the roof (6:12 pitch) and fell off the second-story eave, landing on the first-story roof deck, creating a hole in the wood sheathing; he continued falling and landed on the ground below. The employee sustained fractures to his wrist and lower back.
2021-10-13	Saint Petersburg	Fl	REINFORCED STRUCTURES INC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was stacking column forms. The employee's right little finger was caught and broken between two of the forms.
2021-08-29	Saint Petersburg	Fl	Lewis Tree Service, Inc.	Lumbar region	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee fell while climbing down a tree, landing on the ground 10 feet below and suffering a broken lower back vertebra.
2021-07-31	Saint Petersburg	Fl	Arrow Environmental Services	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was taking a break after sucking insulation out of an attic using machines. The employee began cramping and was hospitalized for possible heat exhaustion.
2021-07-10	Saint Petersburg	Fl	GA Foods	Leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
A forklift struck an employee, causing a broken left leg that required hospitalization and surgery.
2021-06-16	Petersburg	Wv	RCD Electrical Services Inc	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was placing a wire reel/spool on jack stands. The employee's right index finger was pinched between the bar going through the reel and the top of a stand. The fingertip was amputated.
2021-05-27	Saint Petersburg	Fl	Goodwill Industries-Suncoast, Inc.	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was unloading a cart of unsellable merchandise into a trash compactor. He lifted a broken picture frame and was impaled by a protruding shard of glass. The employee was hospitalized with a cut artery and a suspected tear to the liver.
2021-05-17	Saint Petersburg	Fl	Baycare Health System, Inc.	Knee(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping
An employee was walking toward the time clock, tripped and fell resulting in a right patella fracture.
2021-04-12	Saint Petersburg	Fl	Covanta Pinellas	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
At 4:45 p.m. on April 12, 2021, an employee was preparing to pressure-wash an ash hopper. After he was set up, the wand slipped out of his hand and the trigger deployed when it hit the ground. Pressurized water struck his left little finger. He was hospitalized.
2021-03-25	Saint Petersburg	Fl	FIRSTSERVICE RESIDENTIAL, INC	Forearm(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was using a pressure washer to wash the walkways of a property. When he pulled the hose, the wand slipped and water flow hit his right forearm, resulting in a severe laceration.
2021-02-20	Saint Petersburg	Fl	Bayside Roofing Professionals, inc.	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was getting ready to install tar paper on a one-story residential roof when the employee slid off of the roof. The employee was hospitalized for a fractured ankle.
2021-01-28	Saint Petersburg	Fl	Advanced Refrigeration & Air, Inc.	Foot (feet)	Other fall to lower level
An employee had been climbing a fixed ladder while carrying a mop. The employee slid down the ladder and landed on the ground, sustaining bilateral foot fractures.
2021-01-04	Saint Petersburg	Fl	St. Petersburg Kennel Club Inc	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
On January 4, 2021, an employee fell down a flight of stairs, landing on the floor suffering knee and lower back injuries. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-01-02	Saint Petersburg	Fl	U.S. Postal Service	Hand(s)	Other animal bites, nonvenomous
A mail carrier was bitten by two dogs while delivering mail on a porch. The employee sustained injuries to their hand.
2020-10-20	Petersburg	Wv	Allegheny Wood Products, Inc.	Leg(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
A pack of re-run railroad ties were placed on a vertical re-saw roll case to be re-sawn. An employee was cutting the banding when the pack fell apart. The railroad ties pinned the employee's right leg against a guardrail and the leg was broken.
2020-09-04	Saint Petersburg	Fl	Walmart Inc.	Leg(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee stepped onto a box that was on a pallet in order to scan items on a top shelf. The employee lost balance and fell to the floor, sustaining a right leg injury.
2020-09-01	Saint Petersburg	Fl	United Parcel Service, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
After making a delivery to a customer's address, an employee began to feel pain in their lower back due to dehydration.
2020-08-31	Saint Petersburg	Fl	Extreme Coatings	Lower leg(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee fell while climbing down a 5-foot A-frame ladder, landing on the ground and suffering a broken right lower leg.
2020-06-15	Saint Petersburg	Florida	Publix Supermarkets, Inc.	Thigh(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping
An employee tripped and fell to the ground while walking in the breakroom, suffering a left femoral fracture.
2020-06-09	Saint Petersburg	Florida	Southeastern Marine Tower LLC	Leg(s)	Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
An employee was driving a forklift, raising and lowering equipment for an AC repairman to work on a unit. As he lowered the equipment on the forklift, a freon canister started to roll off the pallet, and the employee jumped off the forklift. The forklift was moving slowly and struck the employee's lower right leg, causing multiple fractures and torn ligaments.
2020-05-21	Saint Petersburg	Florida	FCA Construction & Sons, Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level
An employee was carrying a 10- to 12-foot long metal channel up a metal ladder when he contacted an overhead power line and received an electrical shock. He then fell from the ladder. He sustained electrical burns and fractures.
2020-04-14	Saint Petersburg	Florida	ES Manufacturing	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was loading an aluminum bar into a machine from behind when his right hand was punctured by the bar.
2020-03-13	Saint Petersburg	Florida	Omnicell, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning an idle roller of a card press. The employee was removing some material when the press tore a tendon in the employee's left index finger.
2020-02-17	Saint Petersburg	Florida	Agora Sales, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was placing snaps and positioning webbing material into the snapping machine. The machine was activated via the foot pedal while the employee's index finger was in the point of operation. As a result, he suffered a fracture to his finger.
2020-02-05	Saint Petersburg	Florida	Southeastern Grocers LLC	Head and trunk	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was walking toward the back of the store when the employee slipped and fell on the wet floor, which a third-party was stripping. The employee was hospitalized with a head contusion that required staples and three injured ribs.
2020-01-21	Saint Petersburg	Florida	Brightview Landscape Services, Inc.	Upper and lower limb(s)	Nonroadway collision with other vehicle
An employee was struck by a vehicle while operating a stand-on mower on a median island, suffering broken bones in the leg and shoulder.
2020-01-20	Saint Petersburg	Florida	Design Works-General Contractors, L.L.C.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting shams on a table saw when the employee's left hand made contact with the saw blade, lacerating four fingers.
2019-09-18	Saint Petersburg	Florida	Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital	Multiple body parts	Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface
An employee tripped on an uneven sidewalk and fell to the ground, suffering a broken left wrist, a broken neck vertebra, and a laceration to the left temple.
2019-08-27	Saint Petersburg	Florida	HSN	Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was walking into the building, stumbled, and fell to the ground. She was hospitalized for a broken right shoulder.
2019-07-10	Saint Petersburg	Florida	Professional Service Inductries, Inc.	Hand(s) and finger(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a core drill with a 4-inch core barrel to cut concrete and asphalt, and an enhanced sub-base to collect soil samples. The drill bound up and rotated, striking the employee's left hand. The employee was hospitalized with fractures to the left hand and fingers.
2019-06-20	Saint Petersburg	Florida	Calello Plumbing LLC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Multiple types of overexertion involving outside sources
An employee was digging a trench for a new water service line when they became short of breath and had chest pain. The employee was hospitalized with a collapsed lung.
2019-06-07	Saint Petersburg	Florida	United Parcel Service	Leg(s)	Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was climbing over an iron fence at a customer's home to deliver a package. He slipped and the fence impaled his right leg.
2019-05-19	Saint Petersburg	Florida	SUNRISE COMMUNITY, INC.	Wrist(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface
An employee was walking, tripped over the edge of a broken floor tile and fell breaking her left wrist.
2019-04-18	Petersburg	Texas	Wanzek Construction	Multiple body parts	Fall through surface or existing opening
While cleaning inside a wind turbine tower, an employee stepped through an open access hatch and fell to the deck below. The employee sustained fractures to the face, arms and legs. Fall protection was not worn at the time of the incident.
2019-03-04	Saint Petersburg	Florida	J.J. Taylor Distributing Florida, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall, slip, trip
While delivering beer kegs, an employee slipped and inside a cooler and broke ribs.
2019-02-13	Saint Petersburg	Florida	Dicks Sporting Goods	Fingertip(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was adjusting a bicycle's rear gear assembly. The employee's chisel tool slipped and lacerated the employee's left middle finger, causing an amputation to the fingertip.
2019-02-12	Saint Petersburg	Florida	Time Insulation, LLC	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
An employee was working from a walk plank over stairs, installing sheets of insulation. He fell off the plank to the floor 16 feet below. He was hospitalized for fractured ribs and a kidney laceration.
2019-01-23	Petersburg	Virginia	Bureau of Prisons FCC Petersburg	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was sweeping up in a loading dock area when a truck hit him, crushing his ribs.
2019-01-18	Petersburg	Virginia	Bureau of Prisons FCC Petersburg	BODY SYSTEMS	Direct exposure to electricity, 220 volts or less
An employee was standing on a ladder while working on a light. He had some wires in his left hand and a tool in his right hand. He was in the process of stripping the wire when he experienced an electric shock (220 volts) through his hand and fell off the 10-foot ladder to the ground, suffering bodily trauma. He was hospitalized.
2019-01-17	Saint Petersburg	Florida	Publix Supermarkets, Inc.	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee's feet became tangled in stretch wrap on the floor of a freezer, causing him to fall fracture his right hip.
2018-09-24	Saint Petersburg	Florida	Baycare Health System, Inc.	Knee(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was outside work, walking toward the emergency entrance in the rain. The employee slipped and fell, suffering a knee injury.
2018-08-18	Saint Petersburg	Florida	Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital	Hip(s)	Other fall to lower level
While descending stairs outside of a building, an employee missed a step, tripped, and fell on the stairs, suffering a fractured hip.
2018-07-16	Saint Petersburg	Florida	McClure Contracting, Inc.	Multiple trunk locations	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, n.e.c.
An employee was parked on the side of the road changing a tire on a company vehicle when the jack slipped, causing the vehicle to come down. The employee was pinched by the vehicle and sustained multiple fractures to the pelvis and sacrum.
2018-07-09	Saint Petersburg	Florida	PJ Callaghan Co., Inc	Foot (feet)	Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet
An employee was walking on a metal roof when he fell through a section that had been cut out. He landed 12-15 feet below, breaking his foot.
2018-06-19	Saint Petersburg	Florida	Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee felt dizzy and nauseous after working in a cooling tower. He collapsed, blacked out, and then vomited. He was hospitalized for dehydration and a fractured left big toe.
2018-06-19	Saint Petersburg	Florida	TIBBETTS LUMBER CO. LLC	Multiple body parts	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was stacking and nailing small sections of wood trusses on top of each other when the stack of trusses, which was about 4 feet high, fell on him. He suffered upper body trauma and was hospitalized.
2018-06-11	Saint Petersburg	Florida	Florida Safety Contractors, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was prepping the ground for a concrete sidewalk and suffered leg cramps. The employee was later hospitalized and diagnosed with dehydration/acute kidney failure.
2018-06-05	Saint Petersburg	Florida	Bloomin Brands, Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was repairing a pasta cooker and was burned by hot water.
2018-06-01	Saint Petersburg	Florida	DaVita Medical Group	Elbow(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was walking in a hallway at the clinic when she attempted to step around an electrician's box and her foot was caught on the side. She lost her footing and fell to the floor, landing on and fracturing her right elbow. She was hospitalized and had surgery.
2018-05-07	Saint Petersburg	Florida	Charter Communications, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was on a 6-foot ladder while attaching a cable to a residential house soffit. The employee lost balance and fell to the ground, landing on their left side and fracturing a rib.
2018-04-17	Saint Petersburg	Florida	Eteam Staffing, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was using a table saw when he sustained a left middle finger amputation.
2018-04-04	Saint Petersburg	Florida	Florida Ground Control, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee was unloading tools from a truck when he fell off the truck and landed on his left side, suffering bruised ribs and a collapsed lung.
2018-03-02	Saint Petersburg	Florida	Merit Professional Coatings, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was pulling cable down on a swing stage to roll it up when the cable touched a crosswalk pole and meter pole, causing an electric arc that shocked him. He was hospitalized.
2017-10-07	Saint Petersburg	Florida	Pro Care Landscape, Inc.	Face	Fall on same level
An employee was pulling on rope to cut a limb out of a tree when his foot became tangled in the rope. He lost his balance and fell, striking the side of a truck and fracturing his face.
2017-10-05	Saint Petersburg	Florida	Bon Secours Maria Manor	Pelvis	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee lost her balance and fell to the floor, injuring her pelvis.
2017-09-13	Saint Petersburg	Florida	Renaissance Hotel Operating Company	Thigh(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface
While an employee was walking up a metal loading dock ramp, their foot became caught on the steel diamond dock plate which caused them to fall and fracture their left femur.
2017-09-04	Petersburg	Illinois	Petersburg Poultry Processing, LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to other harmful substances
On September 4, 2017, an employee suffered an infection after processing raw poultry, requiring hospitalization.
2017-07-10	Saint Petersburg	Florida	Tuesday Morning, Inc.	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over self
An employee tripped and fell to the concrete floor, breaking a hip and requiring hospitalization.
2017-06-17	Saint Petersburg	Florida	Residential Elevators, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was using vise grips while changing out components and wiring to an elevator when the vise grips failed, allowing the components to fall and catch the employee's left thumb between the cable and a sheave. The employee's left thumb tip was amputated.
2017-05-30	Saint Petersburg	Florida	Quality Home Renovators LLC	Eye(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was tearing up ceramic tile when a tile chip ruptured the employee's left eye globe, requiring hospitalization and stitches.
2017-03-23	Saint Petersburg	Florida	Universal Stenciling & Marking Systems, Inc.	Leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was taking inventory when he pulled on an aluminum sheet stack and aluminum sheets fell onto his left leg, breaking it and requiring hospitalization.
2017-02-08	Saint Petersburg	Florida	Florida Gas Contractors, Inc.	Leg(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee was installing a reamer rod in the ground when the rod cut his right leg.
2017-01-23	Saint Petersburg	Florida	C&W Facility Services Inc.	Thigh(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
While helping to place mats on a basketball court, an employee tripped on a stack of mats and fell on a flashlight and the ground, breaking the right femur.
2017-01-13	Saint Petersburg	Florida	OMNICELL, INC.	Hand(s) and wrist(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was rewinding the label on a label machine using her left hand. She used her right hand to jog the machine forward and was using her left hand to load the paper on the paper winder. The tip of her glove was caught causing her left hand to wrap around the rotating post and the cardboard core resulting in a left wrist fracture and dislocation as well as a fifth index compound fracture and a fourth index fracture.
2017-01-04	East Petersburg	Pennsylvania	Lancaster Save Fuel, Inc.	Arm(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee lost her balance while in the office. She fell onto her left arm and suffered a fracture.
2016-09-29	Saint Petersburg	Florida	Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital	Upper arm(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over self
An employee was teaching a class when she turned to walk away from the podium and tripped. When she started to fall, she placed her right arm out to brace herself. Her arm hit the wall, fracturing her humerus and requiring surgery.
2016-09-16	Saint Petersburg	Florida	NCP International	Nonclassifiable	Other animal bites, nonvenomous
An employee was bitten by a dog while delivering a pizza. The employee was hospitalized for an infection.
2016-09-09	Saint Petersburg	Florida	Reliable Re-Bar, LLC.	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level
An employee was climbing on a vertical concrete column. The employee fell and landed on a concrete column below and a coworker. The employee was hospitalized.
2016-08-25	Saint Petersburg	Florida	Alvarez Home Repairs, LLC	Wrist(s)	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was stepping onto the roof, slipped on an air hose, and fell eight feet to the ground fracturing his wrist.
2016-08-16	Saint Petersburg	Florida	Don King's Concrete, Inc	Ankle(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee fell and twisted an ankle while setting up an extension ladder.
2016-08-06	Saint Petersburg	Florida	SYSCO WEST COAST FLORIDA, INC.	Lower leg(s)	Trip without fall
An employee was rolling product on a dolly when his foot caught on something. He twisted his left leg, fracturing both lower left leg bones.
2016-07-29	East Petersburg	Pennsylvania	Wee Care Day School	Forearm(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over self
An employee was walking across the floor when she tripped on her shoe and fell. She suffered a contusion and fracture to her forearm.
2016-07-12	Saint Petersburg	Florida	Pinnacle Services of Pinellas, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
An employee fell through a safety rail at a height of 18-20 feet injuring their back and feet.
2016-07-11	Saint Petersburg	Florida	D.Clark Electric, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
An employee fell about 20 feet from a ladder to the ground while drilling into a wood stud, suffering a broken nose and ankle.
2016-07-08	Saint Petersburg	Florida	Miles of Smiles Rides Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level 26 to 30 feet
An employee was installing an air conditioner when he fell approximately 30 feet, suffering a fracture.
2016-06-23	Saint Petersburg	Florida	Greystone Home Health, LLC	Arm(s)	Fall on same level
An employee, visiting a patient at home, fell on the front porch and broke an arm.
2016-06-18	Saint Petersburg	Florida	St. Anthony's Hospital	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was hospitalized after slipping and falling on a wet floor and fracturing her right hip.
2016-05-18	Saint Petersburg	Florida	TrueBlue, Inc.	Sole(s)	Stepped on object
An employee stepped on a nail while pulling aluminum and was later hospitalized when the foot became infected.
2016-05-09	Saint Petersburg	Florida	Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee suffered a fractured skull and collar bone when he fell from the navigator ladder to the sales floor. He was in the process of making room for more merchandise.
2016-04-19	Saint Petersburg	Florida	Bone Fish Grill	Hand(s)	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was moving hot oil in the kitchen when some of it spilled on her and burned both of her hands. She was hospitalized.
2016-03-15	Petersburg	New York	Tonoga Inc.	Multiple face locations	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
While climbing down a ladder, an employee was struck by a fan blade, suffering facial and forehead lacerations.
2016-01-14	Saint Petersburg	Florida	Surface Enigineering and Alloy Company	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was moving a cart of mud rotors when a rotor shifted, pinching the employee's finger against the cart. The flesh was removed from his left ring finger.
2015-12-23	Saint Petersburg	Florida	Glory Days Grill	Pelvis	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee working in a restaurant was traveling from the kitchen to the dinning room, slipped on a wet floor, and fell injuring her pelvis.
2015-12-07	Saint Petersburg	Florida	Walmart SuperCenter	Brain	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee at the receiving department was hit in the head when palletized TV's felt over. The palletized TV's were being pulled down using a walkie stacker.
2015-10-12	Saint Petersburg	Florida	John Hogan Roofing	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level
An employee was performing roof repair work and fell off the roof. The employee was hospitalized with broken bones due to the fall.
2015-08-18	Saint Petersburg	Florida	Ramcon Roofing, LLC.	Upper and lower limb(s)	Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet
An employee was installing insulation plates on a flat roof. While walking backwards, he tripped and fell 20 feet through a skylight, injuring his right wrist and left heel.
2015-07-10	Saint Petersburg	Florida	Ryder Integrated Logistics	Hand(s)	Struck by object or equipment
An employee was at a customer location unloading material. The tote he was using had a wire that punctured his hand. The next day his hand became infected and he was hospitalized overnight.
2015-07-07	Saint Petersburg	Florida	O'DONNELL, NACCARATO, MIGNOGNA & JACKSON, INC.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee suffered heat exhaustion on or about 07/07/15 while measuring post-tension cables on the 18th floor of a new high-rise building construction.
2015-06-22	Saint Petersburg	Florida	Acme Barricades, L.C.	Nonclassifiable	Roadway collision with other vehicle
Two employees were in the process of setting up cones to define a control zone in order to start painting traffic lanes. A passing driver struck the company vehicle and one of the two employees who was hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries.
2015-06-07	Saint Petersburg	Florida	Publix Super Markets, Inc. Store 259	Fingertip(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
The end of an employee's finger was amputated while operating a Patti-O-Matic burger making machine. The guard was not in place at the time.
2015-06-05	Saint Petersburg	Florida	ALL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL	Knee(s)	Fall, slip, trip
An employee slipped on a wet floor and received knee injuries.
2015-05-31	Saint Petersburg	Florida	Valpak Cox Target Media, Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Struck by powered vehicle-nontransport
An employee was performing maintenance on a crane when it fell on the employee.
2015-05-22	Saint Petersburg	Florida	Catalent	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning an actuator valve for an R&D project. He activated the valve, which opened it. When he then deactivated the valve, he did not remove his finger, and the valve caught his fingertip. He pulled his finger away, removing the pinky fingertip skin on his left hand.
2015-04-09	Saint Petersburg	Florida	MC Graphics Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee standing at the end side of the MC700 press placed his right hand into the pinch point. The press started moving and gripped his hand, injuring three fingers.
2015-03-22	Saint Petersburg	Florida	Winn- Dixie	Leg(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped and fell, breaking his left leg and bruising his hip.
2015-03-02	Saint Petersburg	Florida	Progressive Waste Solutions	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
The driver of a front-end loader waste dump truck fell from the top of the truck to the pavement and was hospitalized with a broken neck.
2015-01-24	Petersburgh	New York	Tonoga Inc.	Knee(s)	Fall, slip, trip
Employee twisted and injured his right knee while exiting a trailer using the stairs. The employee was hospitalized for surgery on 1/25/15.