Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-11-03 | Plantation | Fl | Davco Electrical Contractors Corp. | Hand(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee had put a strap in a mini excavator bucket. It fell out and he went to put it back in. The employee's right hand was clamped in the bucket and fractured. | |||||
2021-09-20 | Plantation | Fl | Wash Depot Holdings, Inc. | Head | Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c. |
An employee was driving a car out of a car wash tunnel. The car went out of control and hit a tree. The employee's head struck the windshield, causing a laceration that required sutures and stitches. | |||||
2021-09-17 | Plantation | Fl | Publix Super Markets , Inc. - Store #645 | Knee(s) and leg(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
A bakery associate was using a step ladder to pull items from the freezer when she fell and fractured her knee and/or leg. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
2021-09-08 | Plantation | Fl | Kwoin Construction Corporation | Nonclassifiable | Other fall to lower level |
An employee fell from a ladder and was hospitalized for surgery. | |||||
2021-08-01 | Plantation | Fl | KinderCare | Knee(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
An employee tripped on a cart and fell to the floor, landing on her knees and suffered a fracture to the right knee. | |||||
2021-07-03 | Plantation | Fl | VCA Central Park Animal Hospital | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Other animal bites, nonvenomous |
An employee was attempting to put a muzzle on a cat in order to trim its nails when the cat bit the worker, resulting in a puncture wound to the right index finger that became infected and required hospitalization. | |||||
2019-01-27 | Plantation | Florida | Publix Supermarket Inc. | Foot (feet) | Contact with hot objects or substances |
An employee was standing with one foot on the end of a fryer and the other foot on another surface, while cleaning a fryer hood with a duster. The employee's right foot slipped and went into the hot oil causing second and third degree burns to the right foot. | |||||
2018-09-11 | Plantation | Florida | Publix Supermarkets | Knee(s) | Fall on same level, n.e.c. |
An employee was walking when she lost her balance and fell, fracturing her kneecap and requiring hospitalization. | |||||
2018-05-22 | Plantation | Florida | GARABAR, INC. | Arm(s) | Other fall to lower level |
An employee was climbing up a ladder to inspect a roof for a leak when he fell to the ground, injuring his arm and requiring hospitalization. | |||||
2017-02-10 | Plantation | Florida | BellSouth Telecommunications, LLC. | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker |
An employee was lifting a manhole cover and dropped it on his foot. He suffered a left toe injury that required surgery. | |||||
2016-04-26 | Plantation | Florida | Jeff Albert Roofing, Inc | Ankle(s) and leg(s) | Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet |
An employee had just completed residential roof tile work. While throwing debris to the ground close to the edge, the employee fell 20 feet to ground level. The employee suffered left shin, left ankle, and right ankle injuries, requiring surgery. | |||||
2016-02-16 | Plantation | Florida | WESTSIDE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER | Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
An employee slipped and fell on the floor, suffering a fractured clavicle. | |||||
2015-07-01 | Plantation | Florida | AAA Cooper Transportation | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Overexertion in pushing, pulling, or turning-single episode |
An employee was delivering cargo to a construction site. As he pulled the cargo to the back of the truck with a pallet jack, he felt a sharp pain on his abdomen. The employee was hospitalized and diagnosed with a hernia. | |||||
2015-04-22 | Plantation | Florida | ATT Services | BODY SYSTEMS | Bodily conditions, n.e.c. |
An employee experienced light headedness, shortness of breath, and tingling in both arms. The employee was transported to the ER by another employee after calling his doctor. The employee was working in a manhole the previous day. | |||||
2015-04-03 | Plantation | Florida | Acousti Engineering Company of Florida | Knee(s) | Other fall to lower level |
An employee fell from stilts while installing acoustical ceiling, sustaining a shattered or broken right kneecap and requiring hospitalization. | |||||
2015-01-04 | Plantation | Florida | White Lodging Services Corporation | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate |
On or about 1/4/15 at 6:05 pm, an employee was preparing to clean a room and put a door stopper at the room door. The stopper slipped catching her hand between the door and its frame resulting in the amputation of her left index finger. Employee was taken to the hospital to reattach the finger. |