| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-11-15 | Boca Raton | Fl | FLORIDA LIFTS LLC | Multiple body parts | Fall through surface or existing opening 21 to 25 feet |
| An employee was inspecting an elevator shaft when they fell down the shaft from the second floor and hit the ground below. The employee sustained a broken femur and a dislocated pelvis. | |||||
| 2021-07-27 | Boca Raton | Fl | Acousti Engineering Company | Elbow(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| An employee was walking on stilts to install a grid when he tripped over an item and fell to the floor, resulting in a fractured elbow and lacerated forearm. | |||||
| 2021-07-24 | Boca Raton | Fl | Amparo Carpentry Inc. | Lower leg(s) | Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 16 to 20 feet |
| Three employees were walking through trusses on top of a roof when one of the trusses collapsed and the employees fell 20 feet to the ground. One employee suffered a fractured lower right leg and another employee suffered internal bleeding. | |||||
| 2021-05-27 | Boca Raton | Fl | Waterfield Florida Staffing, LLC | Multiple body parts | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in roadway |
| A vehicle struck a school crossing guard in the street. The guard suffered fractures to the right kneecap, sacrum, and right-side pelvis. | |||||
| 2021-05-18 | Boca Raton | Fl | CSCI, LLC | Ankle(s) | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee fell while walking down stairs from a second floor. The employee struck the ground and suffered a left ankle injury. | |||||
| 2021-04-13 | Boca Raton | Fl | Aspen Air Conditioning | Head and trunk | Fall through surface or existing opening |
| An employee exited an HVAC mechanical room in an attic, closed the door to access an extension ladder, and fell through a suspended ceiling tile. He landed on the floor below and suffered fractures to facial bones and ribs. | |||||
| 2021-03-01 | Boca Raton | Fl | CPC LOGISTICS INC. | Wrist(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
| An employee was unloading a truck. The employee slipped while inside the trailer and suffered a broken wrist. | |||||
| 2021-02-21 | Boca Raton | Fl | WEST BOCA MEDICAL CENTER | Multiple body parts | Fall on same level |
| An employee was getting up from a chair. The employee's foot got stuck and they fell to the floor, suffering elbow and hip fractures. | |||||
| 2021-01-18 | Boca Raton | Fl | In God We Trust Electrical Corp. | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle |
| An employee was assisting a mini-loader operator with moving equipment. The mini-loader's forks were lowered onto the employee's right foot resulting in a fractured big toe. | |||||
| 2020-10-13 | Boca Raton | Fl | William R. Nash, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee's left ring finger was caught in the snake machine and fractured while unclogging a pipe. | |||||
| 2020-08-12 | Boca Raton | Fl | Terminex International Inc. | Thigh(s) | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee was using a ladder to access to the attic of a residential home. The employee fell off the ladder onto the ground and fractured his left femur. | |||||
| 2020-03-16 | Boca Raton | Florida | Florida Welding Fabricators & Erectors, Inc. | Upper extremities | Fall through surface or existing opening |
| An employee was installing metal decking on the second floor of a building when he fell through an opening and landed on the ground floor. The employee sustained multiple fractures of the upper extremities. | |||||
| 2019-07-23 | Boca Raton | Florida | CB Structures Inc. | Leg(s) | Struck by object or equipment |
| During the dismantling process, an employee was removing shoring poles from underneath forms. He was struck by a horizontal beam and sustained crushing injuries to the left leg. | |||||
| 2019-07-15 | Boca Raton | Florida | Thyssen Krupp Elevator Corporation | Forearm(s) | Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. |
| An employee was roping an elevator car and lowering the ropes to the counterweight. Several feet of rope slack on the machine room floor needed to be released from the hoisting rope. When removing the wire rope clamps, the rope slid through the remaining clamp. The rope gained momentum and struck the employee on the right forearm and fractured it. | |||||
| 2019-06-18 | Boca Raton | Florida | R.J.S. ELECTRIC, INC. | Arm(s) | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee conducting electrical work was descending a 10-foot step ladder when he lost his balance and fell to the ground, striking his right arm on a metal stud. He was hospitalized with back pain and an arm laceration that required surgery. | |||||
| 2019-06-13 | Boca Raton | Florida | Prism Response, Inc. | Brain | Fall on same level, n.e.c. |
| An employee was handing a piece of cardboard to a co-worker when she lost her balance and fell backwards, hitting her head on the ground. | |||||
| 2019-06-05 | Boca Raton | Florida | PERFECT COOLING, INC. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
| An employee was cutting a piece of wood with a portable powered saw. The saw amputated two digits on the employee's right hand. | |||||
| 2019-05-07 | Boca Raton | Florida | Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc. | Brain | Fall on same level due to tripping |
| A cashier returning to her cash register tripped and fell. The employee struck her head on the ground and was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2019-04-11 | Boca Raton | Florida | CSL Plasma | Arm(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
| An employee tripped over a mat on the way into the building, suffering a broken right arm. She was hospitalized and underwent surgery. | |||||
| 2019-03-25 | Boca Raton | Florida | Admiral Security Services | Wrist(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping |
| An employee tripped and fell in the office parking lot while conducting her safety surveillance walkthrough of the property site. She fractured both wrists. | |||||
| 2019-02-27 | Boca Raton | Florida | Amerigas Propane, Limited Partnership | Multiple body parts | Fire |
| An employee was repairing a gas system when a flash fire burned multiple parts of his body. | |||||
| 2019-02-26 | Boca Raton | Florida | Thyssenkrupp Elevator Corp | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was handling a sheave on a rolling cart. The sheave shifted and crushed his left index finger between the cart and the sheave. | |||||
| 2019-01-31 | Boca Raton | Florida | FLORIDA STUCCO CORP. | Fingertip(s) | Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker |
| An employee was lifting a magnet to put down on a conveyor when the magnet dropped onto the conveyor. The employee's fingertip was amputated (from the nailbed up) between the magnet and conveyor belt. | |||||
| 2019-01-09 | Boca Raton | Florida | US Foods, INC | Foot (feet) and ankle(s) | Fall, slip, trip |
| An employee slipped and sustained injuries to her right foot/ankle while selecting products in the freezer. | |||||
| 2018-08-04 | Boca Raton | Florida | Civil Search International, LLC | Multiple body parts | Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts |
| An employee was shocked when he came in contact with a live power line. The line was not insulated and his gloves had perforations at the time of the incident. | |||||
| 2018-06-10 | Boca Raton | Florida | ALRO METALS SERVICE CENTER | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was cutting metal parts with a saw and suffered an amputation injury to the left index and middle fingers. The saw was guarded at the time. | |||||
| 2018-03-03 | Boca Raton | Florida | ORACLE ELEVATOR COMPANY | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to other harmful substances |
| An employee experienced difficulty breathing, coughing, and an allergic reaction after being exposed to isolating material in an elevator's machine room. He was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2018-02-15 | Boca Raton | Florida | Crocker Partners Management LLC | Leg(s) | Fall through surface or existing opening |
| An employee was looking for her keys. She asked the building engineer to retrieve them from the elevator pit. The engineer stopped the elevator and went to get them. Meanwhile, the employee leaned over and fell into the pit resulting in a fractured left leg and a cut to the right leg. | |||||
| 2018-01-22 | Boca Raton | Florida | US Foods, Inc. | Foot (feet) | Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle |
| Two employees were driving pallet jacks and crossing the same intersection. One of the employees swerved to avoid hitting the other employee and hit an impact-protective pole, breaking his right foot. | |||||
| 2017-06-07 | Boca Raton | Florida | Publix Supermarkets Inc. | Pelvis | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area |
| An employee was struck by a customer's vehicle while giving hand signals to another customer who was leaving a parking spot. The employee suffered a broken pelvis. | |||||
| 2017-04-29 | Boca Raton | Florida | BIOTEST PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION | Leg(s) | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee fell from a ladder while cleaning a shelf, breaking the left leg and requiring hospitalization. | |||||
| 2017-04-28 | Boca Raton | Florida | Carpenter Contractors of America | Fingertip(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by other person |
| An employee was attempting to grab an operating circular saw when the employee's right middle fingertip was amputated. | |||||
| 2017-02-17 | Boca Raton | Florida | GERRITS CONSTRUCTION, INC. | Multiple trunk locations | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet |
| An employee was looking over the second-story balcony of a building when the guardrail gave way and the employee fell to the ground. He suffered pelvic and rib injuries. | |||||
| 2017-02-08 | Boca Raton | Florida | Cool Power LLC | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. |
| On February 8, 2017, at about 9:30 AM, an employee was inspecting air handling units and amputated his right middle fingertip when it was caught between the moving belt and pulley of a fan blower. | |||||
| 2017-01-31 | Boca Raton | Florida | WEST BOCA MEDICAL CENTER, INC. | Lower leg(s) | Injured by physical contact with person while restraining, subduing-unintentional |
| An employee was restraining a patient when the patient sat on his left leg and fractured the tibia and fibula. | |||||
| 2016-10-14 | Boca Raton | Florida | THE FRESH MARKET, INC. | BODY SYSTEMS | Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode |
| An employee became ill and was subsequently hospitalized that same afternoon due to a noxious odor in the building. | |||||
| 2016-10-05 | Boca Raton | Florida | FirstService Residential, LLC | Ankle(s) | Fall on same level |
| An employee was walking through the property doing an inspection when she stepped in a puddle of water in the parking lot and fell, fracturing her left ankle. | |||||
| 2016-09-26 | Boca Raton | Florida | VIA Mizner Golf and Country | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Contact with objects and equipment |
| An employee was removing grass from jammed mower blades when the blades partially amputated the left pointer finger. | |||||
| 2016-09-16 | Boca Raton | Florida | Snell Air Conditioning, Inc. | Multiple trunk locations | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet |
| On or about 9/16/2016, an employee was performing demolition work by cutting away metal ducts when suddenly the duct fell to where the employee was on a 12-foot ladder, knocking the employee to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with fractured ribs and a tailbone. | |||||
| 2016-09-05 | Boca Raton | Florida | WEST BOCA MEDICAL CENTER | Brain | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee was pushing a pallet jack onto a trailer when the wooden floor plank of the trailer broke. The employee then lost his balance and fell backwards, hitting his head on the floor and suffering a concussion. | |||||
| 2016-06-29 | Boca Raton | Florida | United Parcel Service | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
| An employee wasn't feeling well while delivering packages and was admitted to the hospital. | |||||
| 2016-04-28 | Boca Raton | Florida | NICHOLSON CONSTRUCTION COMPANY | Forearm(s) | Struck by object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| An employee was repairing a winch with a ratchet wrench. Tension on the winch caused it and the wrench to spin. The spinning wrench struck the employee's right lower arm and fractured it. | |||||
| 2016-03-31 | Boca Raton | Florida | Michaels Stores, Inc. | Nonclassifiable | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
| On March 31, 2016, at 12:00PM, an employee tripped on an electrical extension cord and fell. | |||||
| 2016-01-20 | Raton | New Mexico | U.S. Postal Service | Head | Intentional injury by other person, n.e.c. |
| A postal carrier was delivering mail on his normal walking route when a customer yelled at him and he turned to look at the customer. The customer was yelling at the carrier in a threatening way. The carrier ignored him and turned to walk away. The customer then threw a brick at the carrier striking the carrier on the head. He was admitted to the hospital for a laceration on his head. | |||||
| 2015-12-27 | Boca Raton | Florida | THE FRESH MARKET, INC. | Sole(s) | Exposure to harmful substance through skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue |
| An employee was cutting turkey meat and got juice on the sole of his right foot. The employee was later hospitalized for surgery on the infected foot. | |||||
| 2015-12-15 | Boca Raton | Florida | TIM GRABOSKI ROOFING INC. | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee was descending from a ladder when he slipped and fell to the ground injuring his forehead, elbow, right hand and knee. | |||||
| 2015-09-11 | Boca Raton | Florida | Powersecure Inc. | Face | Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts |
| An employee suffered first and second degree on the face as result of an arc flash while relocating overhead power lines. | |||||
| 2015-08-15 | Boca Raton | Florida | CITY FURNITURE | Ankle(s) | Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker |
| Two employees were delivering furniture to a private residence. One of the employees was inside the residence while the other stayed in the truck. The employee inside the truck slipped on a piece of plastic while moving a dresser, and the dresser fell on and fractured his right ankle. | |||||
| 2015-07-08 | Boca Raton | Florida | LATITE ROOFING AND SHEET METAL, LLC | Forearm(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
| An employee was cutting a piece of wood with a circular saw when the cuff of his shirt sleeve got caught in the saw blade, causing it to kick back on him and cut his right forearm. The employee had surgery to repair his arm. | |||||
| 2015-06-17 | Boca Raton | Florida | PIKE ELECTRIC, INC. | Hand(s) | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle |
| An employee was observing a company called Alpha Omega in the process of using a Hydro-Vac Machine when a coupling came apart causing a piece of metal pipe to strike the employee on the right side of his face causing a laceration and then striking his right hand causing it to fracture. | |||||
| 2015-02-17 | Boca Raton | Florida | Prestige Property Maintenance, Inc | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Contact with objects and equipment |
| An employee was trimming hedges and lacerated the ring, middle and pinky fingers of the right hand. | |||||
| 2015-02-10 | Boca Raton | Florida | J.A. Croson LLC | Thigh(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
| Employee was hospitalized after the circular saw he was using slipped and cut his left thigh. | |||||