| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-08-27 | Punta Gorda | Fl | V & H CONSTRUCTION, INC. | Foot (feet) | Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in work zone |
| An employee was walking next to a vehicle laying traffic cones when the vehicle ran over his right foot, resulting in broken bones. | |||||
| 2021-07-22 | Punta Gorda | Fl | All Trades Construction LLC | Wrist(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| An employee was installing fascia with a drill while standing 4 feet above the ground on a fiberglass ladder when they fell onto the concrete below and suffered a broken right wrist. | |||||
| 2019-06-02 | Punta Gorda | Florida | Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc. | Hip(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over self |
| An employee working in a deli tripped and fell to the floor, breaking her hip. | |||||
| 2018-09-05 | Punta Gorda | Florida | IPC Healthcare, Inc | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate |
| An employee was walking through a hydraulic door when he slipped and his pinky finger was caught between the closing door and the door frame, resulting in a pinky amputation. | |||||
| 2018-08-16 | Punta Gorda | Florida | Manhattan Road & Bridge | Lower leg(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
| An employee went to step onto the top of an H-pile (metal beam) to get a laser level from the other side when his foot was caught on an extension cord, causing him to fall onto the pile. The H-pile deeply lacerated his lower left leg. | |||||
| 2018-07-21 | Punta Gorda | Florida | Hurricane Charley's Raw Bar and Grill | Pelvis | Fall on same level, n.e.c. |
| Employees were on site cleaning up after a benefit event when an employee lost control while rolling a table. The table then hit a second employee and caused her to fall to the floor, fracturing her pelvis. | |||||
| 2018-05-02 | Punta Gorda | Florida | Equity Lifestyle Properties Inc. | Head | Nonclassifiable |
| An employee was cleaning the trailer community's pool cage with a pressure washer. He was later found on the ground with a bleeding wound to the head. The pressure washer was running and a ladder was lying beside it when the employee was found. | |||||
| 2018-05-01 | Punta Gorda | Florida | Tidewell Hospice | Brain | Fall on same level |
| An employee fell to the floor while walking down the hallway, suffering a head injury. | |||||
| 2018-01-19 | Punta Gorda | Florida | Peace River Mechanical Sculpture & Gardens | Hip(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| An employee was riding on a golf cart to the front door and while exiting the golf cart she fell resulting in a hip fracture and head lacerations. | |||||
| 2017-10-14 | Punta Gorda | Florida | Air Mechanical and Service Corp. | Nonclassifiable | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet |
| An employee was conducting an HVAC pre-install/removal inspection prior to crane arrival on a roof when the employee fell 11 feet off the roof to the ground, suffering broken vertebrae. | |||||
| 2017-08-04 | Punta Gorda | Florida | Wonderfull Bees | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
| An employee was moving bee boxes when she suffered from heat-related illness, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
| 2017-03-04 | Punta Gorda | Florida | Enterprise LeasingCompany of Florida, LLC - Southwest Florida Division | Elbow(s) | Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs |
| An employee was touching up vehicles and as he was walking he tripped over one of the curbs outside in the ready lot and fell onto his left arm. The employee sustained a left elbow injury. | |||||
| 2017-01-16 | Punta Gorda | Florida | SOUTHEASTERN FREIGHT LINES | Leg(s) | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area |
| An employee was standing behind a forklift and was pinned between two forklifts resulting in a leg injury. | |||||
| 2016-08-17 | Punta Gorda | Florida | Overland Contracting Inc. | Leg(s) | Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area |
| An employee was installing solar panels from a ladder. When he stepped down from the ladder, he was hit by a trailer that was passing by, breaking his right leg. | |||||