Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-07-31 | Fort Pierce | Fl | Phillips and Jordan, Incorporated | Fingertip(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
An employee was using a hammer to attach a cross-arm on a form. The hammer handle hit the tip of his little finger and fractured it. | |||||
2021-07-01 | Fort Pierce | Fl | Coca Cola | Ankle(s) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
An employee was operating an electric pallet jack when it struck a wall. His left foot was caught between the pallet jack and the wall resulting in a fractured left ankle. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
2021-06-30 | Fort Pierce | Fl | Lawnwood Regional Medical Center | Upper and lower limb(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
An employee was walking when their left foot slid out and the employee fell to the floor resulting in fractures to the right femur and right wrist. | |||||
2021-06-07 | Fort Pierce | Fl | Four Seasons Environmental Inc | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level |
Employee was carrying paint up a ladder. When he reached the top, the ladder slipped out from under him and he fell to the ground. He suffered a left ankle injury, and his jaw struck a bollard on the way down. | |||||
2021-04-24 | Fort Pierce | Fl | A-1 ROOF TRUSSES LTD., COMPANY | Nonclassifiable | Nonclassifiable |
An employee was inside a scissor lift when a piece of equipment knocked over the scissor lift. The employee fell out of the lift onto the concrete floor. | |||||
2021-01-30 | Fort Pierce | Fl | MARTIN-BROWER MANAGEMENT CORP. | Nonclassifiable | Other jump to lower level |
An employee was using a bun hook to pull a cart of product from a tractor trailer. The bun hook slipped out from underneath the cart, causing the employee to fall backward over the lip of the lift gate to the ground. | |||||
2020-09-19 | Fort Pierce | Fl | Larry Neese LLC | Heel(s) | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
At 1:14 p.m. on September 18, 2020, an employee slipped in the asphalt cement at the edge of a roof as he stepped onto the roof from a ladder. He fell to the ground 8 feet below and suffered a broken heel. | |||||
2020-09-03 | Fort Pierce | Fl | Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc. | Hip(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
An employee tripped over a grocery cart's wheel and fell to the floor, suffering a broken right hip. | |||||
2020-08-18 | Fort Pierce | Fl | WASTE PRO | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee's fingers were pinched in the cart tipper on the back of a garbage truck, causing injuries that required surgery. | |||||
2020-08-15 | Fort Pierce | Fl | Dematic | Wrist(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was tying back airlines and cables near a moving belt. His gloves touched the belt, which drew his hand into the end pulley. He suffered a broken wrist. | |||||
2020-05-22 | Fort Pierce | Florida | Aerex Industries, Corp. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was working on a hydraulic shear machine. He was attempting to turn a cylinder that was being processed when his fingers were caught in the shear. Two fingers were amputated. | |||||
2020-04-21 | Fort Pierce | Florida | Rosen Materials, LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker |
An employee was moving material when his finger was pinched between the handle of a cart and a metal stud, and he was hospitalized. | |||||
2020-02-28 | Fort Pierce | Florida | PRE-CAST SPECIALTIES, LLC | Back, including spine, spinal cord | Struck by object or equipment |
An employee was struck by a concrete form and sustained a ruptured disk, and other related shoulder, back, and neck injuries. | |||||
2020-01-24 | Fort Pierce | Florida | MANNING BUILDING SUPPLIES, INC. | Fingertip(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
An employee was cutting plywood using a table saw. The plywood bounced and the employee's index finger struck the blade causing a fingertip amputation. | |||||
2019-09-13 | Fort Pierce | Florida | D&D Garage Doors, Inc. | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee fainted while installing a door at a construction site and fell to the concrete floor. The employee was hospitalized due to dehydration and a fractured first metatarsal on the right ring finger. | |||||
2019-08-02 | Fort Pierce | Florida | GREENE CITRUS MANAGEMENT | Multiple body parts | Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle |
An employee was getting off a tractor to close a gate. The tractor moved backward and the front tire knocked him down. He suffered a dislocated hip, a dislocated shoulder, and a possible hip fracture. | |||||
2019-03-03 | Fort Pierce | Florida | Missionary Flights and Services, Inc. | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
An employee was refueling a DC-3 airplane and fuel overflowed onto the wing. The employee slipped and fell approximately 4 feet and sustained fractures to the right hip and wrist. | |||||
2019-01-21 | Fort Pierce | Florida | Tradesmen International | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
An employee was helping to move a piece of machinery using the boom of a small backhoe, guiding it with his right hand. His right index finger was caught by the bucket when it was set down, resulting in a fingertip amputation. | |||||
2018-07-26 | Fort Pierce | Florida | Walmart stores, LLC | Leg(s) | Other fall to lower level |
An employee fell from the rear of a trailer to the ground and suffered a broken leg. | |||||
2018-07-25 | Fort Pierce | Florida | Pre-Cast Specialties, LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
A forklift operator picked up a hollow core so an employee could put dunnage underneath it. The hollow core was rigged with hooks when it broke and fell on the employee's thumbs, breaking and spraining both of them. | |||||
2018-07-19 | Fort Pierce | Florida | Love's Travel Stops and Country Stores | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee suffered dehydration while working outside. | |||||
2018-07-18 | Fort Pierce | Florida | Wal-Mart Stores East, LP | Foot (feet) | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area |
An employee was struck by a powered industrial vehicle while unloading cargo, suffering multiple right foot fractures. | |||||
2018-06-26 | Fort Pierce | Florida | Precast Specialties LLC | Fingertip(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, n.e.c. |
An employee was placing dunnage between concrete telephone poles. A pole was lowered onto another pole by crane, and the tip of the employee's right index finger was crushed. | |||||
2018-06-20 | Fort Pierce | Florida | Lawnwood Regional Medical Center | Arm(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping |
An employee was carrying a radio out of her office when she tripped and fell to the floor, suffering two fractures to her left arm that required surgery. | |||||
2018-06-04 | Pierce | Idaho | Braun-Jensen, Inc. | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
The headache rack on a forklift had come loose during transport. While unloading the forklift, the headache rack struck the employee on the side. The employee was hospitalized with rib fractures and a punctured lung. | |||||
2018-06-01 | Fort Pierce | Florida | HCA Lawnwood Regional Medical Center | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving |
An employee was discharging a patient when they became violent, hitting the employee in the chest. | |||||
2017-10-13 | Fort Pierce | Florida | Crawford & Company | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level |
An employee was inspecting a roof when she fell off the ladder and hit the concrete below, fracturing her skull and right wrist. She was hospitalized and had surgery. | |||||
2017-09-01 | Fort Pierce | Florida | CRB Contractors | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Other fall to lower level |
An employee lost his grip and fell from a ladder rung as he was climbing a scaffold, breaking two ribs. | |||||
2017-08-29 | Fort Pierce | Florida | GULFSTREAM GOODWILL INDUSTRIES, INC. | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
On 8/29/2017, an employee was on the lift gate of a truck unloading garbage when he lost his balance and fell off the truck, injuring his ribs and clavicle. | |||||
2017-05-06 | Pierce | Colorado | Bonnie Plants | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
The employee was working in a greenhouse. As he was bending down to pick up a flat of plants weighing approximately three pounds, he became dizzy and passed out. Heat may have been a factor, but the exact cause for the employee's illness is unknown. | |||||
2017-02-01 | Fort Pierce | Florida | Seacoast Air Conditioning and Sheet Metal, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by discharged object or substance |
An employee was cleaning an airless sprayer and pressed the trigger while his finger was at the nozzle and the sprayer contents were injected into his right index finger. | |||||
2017-01-26 | Fort Pierce | Florida | LUNA HARVESTING, INC. | BODY SYSTEMS | Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts |
An employee was hospitalized for electric shock when the ladder he was carrying touched the power line. | |||||
2016-08-05 | Fort Pierce | Florida | Best Industries, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
A decoiler slipped off of forklift straps and crushed an employee's right-hand pinky and middle fingers, amputating them. | |||||
2016-02-22 | Fort Pierce | Florida | Amerigas Propane, Inc. | Eye(s) | Other fall to lower level |
On February 22, 2016, at about 10:39 a.m., an employee was delivering a propane gas tank when he fell from the gangway to a barge and into the water, injuring his eye. He was hospitalized and had surgery for a possible eye socket fracture. | |||||
2015-12-05 | Fort Pierce | Florida | EAST COAST PACKERS, INC. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
On Saturday, December 5, 2015, at about 9:25 AM, an employee processing fruit on a conveyor belt attempted to remove a grapefruit. His finger got stuck in the roller spreader and the end joint of his right-hand middle finger was amputated. | |||||
2015-07-08 | Fort Pierce | Florida | Family Dollar operations, Inc. | Arm(s) | Nonclassifiable |
An employee received a severe laceration to her arm from broken glass when attempting to stop a shoplifter exiting the establishment with stolen merchandise. | |||||
2015-03-08 | Fort Pierce | Florida | Walmart Distribution Center 7038 | Foot (feet) | Nonclassifiable |
An employee was being trained to operate a stand-up type powered industrial truck, which resulted in the employee's left foot being crushed and lacerated. | |||||
2015-02-10 | Fort Pierce | Florida | RANGER CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRIES, INC. | Hand(s) and arm(s) | Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue |
The injured employee was in the process of spraying a tacky solution onto the conveyor belt of a dump truck when his arm got caught and he received skin burns/abrasions on his left forearm and left hand. He was admitted to the hospital and had an incision to relieve the swelling. |