Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-10	Plant City	Fl	Commercial Concrete Products Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was helping to put rebar into a machine's form box. The employee's left hand contacted the form box and the feed drawer came over, resulting in a partial amputation of the employee's left ring fingertip.
2021-08-18	Plant City	Fl	AG LABOR LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee had been digging with a shovel in a farm field and laying plastic in the heat. The employee felt hot, fatigued, and experienced dry mouth and shaky legs. The employee was hospitalized for heat stroke.
2021-07-07	Plant City	Fl	Wellmed Medical Management of Florida, Inc.	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped on water and fell to the ground, suffering a back injury.
2021-03-05	Plant City	Fl	C&S WHOLESALE GROCERS, INC.	Lower leg(s)	Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker
An employee was using a nonpowered pallet jack and pinned his right leg between the pallet and the racking, resulting in a fracture to the right tibia.
2021-03-01	Plant City	Fl	Barrette Outdoor Living	Hand(s), except finger(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was changing grinder blades. The employee had to turn the blades on a belt to remove them. The belt got caught, and a blade cut the employee's left hand between the little finger and ring finger. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-02-08	Plant City	Fl	W W OIL PRODUCTS & PALLETS INC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was using a pallet-dismantling saw when he sustained the amputation of his left pinky finger and a laceration to the left ring finger.
2020-07-06	Plant City	Florida	B & N WELDING & FABRICATION, INC.	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was moving a 1-inch-diameter metal pipe onto the forks of a forklift. The employee's left hand was pinched between the pipe and the forks; the ring fingertip was crushed and amputated.
2020-06-11	Plant City	Florida	Palm Harbor Homes	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee was going onto a roof to retrieve a tool when the employee fell from the roof to scaffolding and then to a catwalk. The employee suffered broken ribs.
2020-06-03	Plant City	Florida	Temple Terrace Industries, Inc.	Hand(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was offloading product from a multiple-head drill press. His right hand hit the turning bit, causing laceration to the back of the hand. He was hospitalized and underwent surgery.
2020-04-09	Plant City	Florida	C&S WHOLESALE GROCERS, INC.	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Collision between a moving and standing vehicle, nonroadway
An employee was operating a motorized pallet jack. It collided with another, parked pallet jack; the employee's left foot was caught between the two pallet jacks and the big toe was broken. He was hospitalized.
2020-01-29	Plant City	Florida	C & S Wholesale Grocers	Foot (feet)	Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was parked at the end of an aisle with his pallet jack. He asked a forklift driver to reverse in order to make room for him to drive his pallet jack. The forklift driver accidentally drove the forklift forward and struck the employee's left foot, causing a laceration and broken bones.
2019-09-17	Plant City	Florida	Save A Lot	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Exposure to environmental cold
An employee was working in the freezer/cooler area when he incurred frostbite to his right ring finger and middle finger.
2019-09-12	Plant City	Florida	Merit Integrated Logistics, LLC	Knee(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was operating a forklift and slid into a barrier. The employee sustained a left knee fracture.
2019-07-09	Plant City	Florida	Commercial Concrete Products Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was retrieving 9-inch rebar from a saw when the saw actuated and amputated the tip of his thumb.
2019-05-22	Plant City	Florida	Success Valley Farms LLC	Upper and lower limb(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
An employee was walking in the field and was struck on the shoulder by a flat bed truck that was backing up. The employee fell to the ground and the truck's rear passenger tire ran over their left leg.
2019-05-13	Plant City	Florida	Save A Lot	Fingertip(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was loading a pallet of milk on a trailer. His pallet jack fork hit a piece of wood that had broken off from a pallet he had just loaded, causing the milk to start to tip over. The employee dismounted the pallet jack and tried to stop the pallet from falling. His finger was pinched between the falling pallet of milk and the side of the trailer, resulting in a left middle fingertip amputation.
2019-04-02	Plant City	Florida	Community Convalescent Center	Thigh(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was standing up from a desk and began to walk away when she tripped on a cord underneath the desk. She fell to the ground and fractured a femur.
2019-02-21	Plant City	Florida	CMC Steel US LLC	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a manual table bender. His left thumb was caught between the backup roller and the bar. The tip was crushed, leading to an amputation.
2019-01-31	Plant City	Florida	Contract Freighters, Inc.	Multiple trunk locations	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was opening the rear door of his semi-trailer when pallets of freight fell down on top of him, fracturing his left-side pelvis and T-12 vertebra.
2018-07-18	Plant City	Florida	Walmart	Hip(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was stocking bananas while standing on the pallet containing the bananas. She picked up a box of bananas while still standing on the pallet, then attempted to step off the pallet. As she did so, her foot became entangled with the shrink wrap, causing her to fall to the floor and injure her hip.
2018-07-04	Plant City	Florida	Publix Super Markets, Inc.	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Overexertion in lifting-single episode
An employee was lifting a 30-pound case of frozen dough when the employee became sore due to a previous hernia, requiring hospitalization.
2018-06-15	Plant City	Florida	American Builders & Contractors Supply Co., Inc.	Wrist(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was loading material onto a conveyor at the back of a truck when he missed his step, lost his balance, and fell off the truck to the ground, fracturing his left wrist. He was hospitalized for surgery.
2018-03-19	Plant City	Florida	Gordon Food Service, Inc.	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was operating a powered industrial truck to transport pallets when he engaged in a collision avoidance maneuver and his left foot was caught between the powered industrial truck and a beam. He fractured three toes.
2018-02-06	Plant City	Florida	PTR Baler and Compactor Company	Fingertip(s)	Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
An employee was replacing a hydraulic cylinder on a baler when the cylinder slipped from his hand and pinched his middle fingertip, amputating it (no bone loss).
2018-01-24	Plant City	Florida	KMR Concrete, Inc.	Hip(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was on a ladder pumping a residential column full of concrete. He was leaning on the column when it collapsed, causing him to fall to the ground. He injured his hip and was hospitalized.
2017-08-21	Plant City	Florida	Temp Labor, LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee passed out and suffered a heat stroke when shoveling dirt to throw on plastic that was laid for strawberries.
2017-08-17	Plant City	Florida	Evergreen Packaging, Inc.	Hip(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee's right leg gave out while stepping down from the second step of a platform. The employee fell to the ground and suffered a fractured hip.
2017-08-09	Plant City	Florida	PALM HARBOR HOMES, INC.	Pelvic region	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was moving a mobile home wall that was on rollers when he was pinned between the mobile home wall and a dock. He suffered pelvic injuries that required hospitalization.
2017-07-30	Plant City	Florida	Plastipak	Foot (feet)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning the palletizer and was caught/struck by the machine, resulting in a fractured foot.
2017-07-24	Plant City	Florida	Mosaic	Nonclassifiable	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was water blasting when the wand broke and he received lacerations.
2017-07-13	Plant City	Florida	International Paper Co.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was working on a pre-feeder die machine when a rotating die amputated the employee's left index finger.
2017-05-25	Plant City	Florida	U.S. Water Services Corporation	Leg(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was installing an inflatable flow-through plug into a sewer pipe when the sewer pipe broke. The inflatable plug became dislodged and struck the employee's right leg, breaking it.
2017-04-20	Plant City	Florida	Capstone Logistics, LLC	Ankle(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was moving pallets of freight on the dock and pinned their leg between the electric pallet jack and the pole resulting in a fractured ankle.
2017-04-03	Plant City	Florida	Octopus Car Wash Plant City, Inc.	Leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area
A customer brought a car with transmission issues in to be washed. The car went through the car wash and an employee pulled the car forward and put it in park, but the car was actually in drive due to the malfunctioning transmission. The car moved forward and struck another employee fracturing his left leg.
2017-03-29	Plant City	Florida	Atco Rubber Products, Inc.	Forearm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a ram packer machine when his arm was caught in a pinch point and his right forearm was punctured by part of the machine, requiring hospitalization.
2017-03-09	Plant City	Florida	Gordon Food Service	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was performing preventive maintenance on a powered industrial vehicle (PIV). The employee was cleaning the lifting cylinder from the inside of the PIV when the cylinder pinched his right thumb causing a severe laceration to the bone that resulted in an amputation injury.
2017-02-27	Plant City	Florida	AG-Mart Produce, Inc.	Arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was preparing to clean a machine when their arm was caught in the rollers and fractured. The fracture will require surgery.
2017-02-05	Plant City	Florida	Dart Container Corporation	Fingertip(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee was speaking to a line mechanic about a film change on the bagger machine and suffered left-hand fingertip amputations.
2016-06-16	Plant City	Florida	MOSAIC FERTILIZER, LLC	Upper arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
A maintenance employee had just replaced the "tilt arm" on a bird filter machine, following lockout/tag-out procedures. The employee then removed the locks and inspected the filter's trailing rollers while the filter was on the "wash" setting. During the inspection, the employee made contact with the trailing roller. The employee's right bicep was caught between the trailing roller and carriage frame, detaching skin.
2016-06-01	Plant City	Florida	AG-Mart Produce, Inc.	Ankle(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was wrapping a box of tomatoes when he was struck by a forklift, fracturing his right ankle.
2016-05-09	Plant City	Florida	Santa Sweets, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was lifting a platform for cleaning. The chain that connects the platform to the conveyor belt that feeds tomatoes into the wash sink broke causing the platform to fall and sever his right thumb in multiple locations.
2016-03-17	Plant City	Florida	W.C. Sherrill and Company LLC	Leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
A dozer backed over an employee while he was setting up survey points, breaking his left leg.
2016-02-12	Plant City	Florida	James Hardie Building Products, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee responded to a call about issues in the silo. The blower motor amputated the employee's right index and middle fingers, and fractured the employee's ring finger. The employee underwent surgery.
2015-09-22	Plant City	Florida	First Builders Choice	Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was unloading a truck of windows and window materials when various window panels fell over onto the employee. The employee sustained a broken shoulder and an elbow laceration.
2015-07-24	Plant City	Florida	Palm Harbor Homes	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
On 7/24/15, an employee activated the trigger of a paint gun that was pointed at his hand. The pressure of the paint cut his left index finger, which got infected. He was hospitalized.
2015-06-30	Plant City	Florida	FLORIDA SILICA SAND COMPANY	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
Following a full day of work, an employee began suffering muscle cramps, nausea and generalized ill feeling. He was taken to the hospital and diagnosed with heat exhaustion. The employee was admitted to the hospital, received IV fluids and was kept overnight for observation.
2015-05-07	Plant City	Florida	Quality Trailer Parts, LP	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee's hand was severed just above the knuckle while operating the hub press.
2015-04-17	Plant City	Florida	Baycare Health Systems	Knee(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping, n.e.c.
An employee was participating in an obstacle course as part of a fundraising event and tripped over a 5 foot wall injuring the left knee.
2015-04-07	Plant City	Florida	Builders FirstSource - Florida, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
On 04/07/2015 at 6:30 p.m., an employee feeding wood into the web saw had his right index fingertip amputated 1.5 inches.
2015-04-06	Plant City	Florida	Builders FirstSource - Florida, LLC	Foot (feet)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, n.e.c.
An employee's foot got caught between a stationary work table and a rolling piece.
2015-03-27	Plant City	Florida	Amazon.com, Inc.	Foot (feet)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was operating a stand-up forklift when his left foot became trapped between the lift and an endcap for a rack. He was hospitalized with compound fractures and had his foot amputated.
2015-01-14	Plant City	Florida	Capstone Logistics, LLC	Nonclassifiable	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
An employee lost control of an electric pallet jack when unloading products from a trailer. The pallet jack hit the dock plate and the handle struck the employee in the stomach, pinning him against the wall of the trailer.