DateCityStateEmployerBody PartEvent
2021-10-01Port OrangeFlThe Michaels Companies, Inc.Hip(s)Fall on same level due to slipping
On October 1, 2021, an employee was cleaning a floor when he slipped on water and fell. The employee sustained a hip fracture and was hospitalized.
2020-08-18Port OrangeFlCharter CommunicationsMultiple body partsRoadway collision-moving and standing vehicle on side of roadway
A maintenance technician was inside the bucket of a bucket truck, which was on the side of the highway. The bucket was 20 feet in the air when the bucket truck was struck by a passing vehicle. The employee was thrown from the bucket to the ground and sustained a broken pelvis, fractured ribs, and a dislocated shoulder. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-08-12Port OrangeFlR/J Group, Inc.NonclassifiableOther fall to lower level
On August 12, 2020, a roofer was installing dry-in materials on the roof when he slipped and fell off of the roof onto the ground. He suffered cracked vertebrae and was hospitalized.
2020-04-29Port OrangeFloridaFirestone Complete Auto CareHead and neckExplosion
On April 29, 2020, at 12:45 PM, an employee was walking to the back store room to check the level of the anti-freeze drum. Less then a minute later, an explosion occurred in the building. Two employees ran to the back room and found the employee with face and neck burns and singed hair. He was hospitalized.
2020-03-03Port OrangeFloridaUS Foods, Inc.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Struck by discharged object or substance
A mechanic was investigating a possible hydraulic leak on the lift gate of a semi-trailer. A hydraulic line on the lift gate released pressurized hydraulic fluid which lacerated the mechanic's right middle finger and fluid was injected into the finger.
2019-04-11Port OrangeFloridaKohl's Department Stores, Inc.BrainStruck by or caught in swinging door or gate
An employee was getting ready to open the department store when a gust of wind hit the front double doors, causing them to strike the employee's head. The employee suffered a concussion.
2019-04-11Port OrangeFloridaParagon Systems, IncNonclassifiableHitting, kicking, beating, shoving
A security officer working for Paragon was escorting a customer out of an office when the customer physically attacked him. He was hospitalized.
2018-08-26Port OrangeFloridaSun Communities, Inc.Neck, except internal location of diseases or disordersInhalation of harmful substance-single episode
An employee was mixing chemicals for a pool when he breathed in fumes that burned his throat.
2018-08-15Port OrangeFloridaTarget Corporation Fingertip(s)Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cleaning and sharpening a deli slicer when the blade amputated her right index fingertip without bone loss. Cut-resistant gloves were not worn at the time of the incident.
2017-10-10Port OrangeFloridaWaste Pro USA of Florida, Inc.BODY SYSTEMSExposure to environmental heat
An employee was picking up 5- to 10-pound recycling bins when he started feeling lightheaded and having leg cramps. He was hospitalized due to dehydration.
2016-01-18Port OrangeFloridaRogers Premier Unloading ServicesToes(s), toenail(s)Nonroadway collision with other vehicle, n.e.c.
An employee was moving pallets with a pallet jack and backed into a slit machine (a forklift with wider forks). The blades of the slit machine struck his foot resulting in the fracture of the right pinky toe. He was taken to the hospital for surgery on his broken right pinky toe.
2016-01-18Port OrangeFloridaHalifax Paving, Inc.Fingertip(s)Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
The employee was helping another subcontractor unjam the lock on the dump truck's gate. The employee put his hand on the latch and when it became operational, the lock struck his fingers and amputated the right pinky and ring fingertips.
2015-09-02Port OrangeFloridaPremier Warehousing Services Ankle(s)Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
An employee was practicing riding on a pallet jack during training when he pressed the rabbit button instead of the horn, causing the pallet jack to move faster. The employee quickly dismounted the pallet jack and landed on the concrete floor, breaking his left ankle.