| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-08-11 | Riverview | Fl | MOSAIC FERTILIZER, LLC. | Arm(s) | Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue |
| The injured employee was conducting maintenance at the plant and was at the reactor slurry line to open the valve to drain the slurry out so it did not solidify. Steam in the line was turned on from the control room. When the employee went to rod out the valve, the material broke loose due to the steam pressure and sprayed hot reactor slurry onto the employee. The slurry contained phosphoric acid and ammonia. The employee sustained chemical burns to both arms and was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2021-08-04 | Riverview | Fl | Ring Power, Inc. | Lower leg(s) | Fall from collapsing structure or equipment less than 6 feet |
| An employee was working inside an enclosed generator when they stepped on a two-step A-frame ladder in order to get down. The ladder broke as soon as the employee stepped on it, causing the employee to fall approximately 2.5 feet onto the concrete and resulting in a lower left leg fracture. | |||||
| 2021-04-28 | Riverview | Fl | AG-Mart Produce, Inc. | Nonclassifiable | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area |
| An employee was helping get a truck unstuck from a ditch. The truck ran over the employee who was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2020-09-16 | Riverview | Fl | UNIVERSAL FRAMING, INC. | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet |
| An employee was standing on a truss, sheathing the side of another truss. The employee then attempted to set up a truss to the layout tie but lost his balance and fell 12 feet onto a concrete patio. The employee was hospitalized with breathing complications and chest pain. The employee's lifeline was untied at the time. | |||||
| 2020-08-29 | Riverview | Fl | Winn Dixie | Brain | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
| An employee tripped and fell while cleaning shopping carts. Her head struck the floor. | |||||
| 2020-06-29 | Riverview | Florida | The Alley at Southshore, LLC | Nonclassifiable | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee was climbing a ladder to paint a wall. The employee fell to the ground, suffering a fracture. | |||||
| 2020-06-26 | Riverview | Florida | U.S. Postal Service | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
| A postal employee developed heat exhaustion while delivering mail. He was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2020-03-25 | Riverview | Florida | Ring Power, Corp. | Fingertip(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
| The employee was torqueing bolts on the sprocket of a bulldozer, using a handheld torque gun. The employee's fingertip was caught and crushed between a bolt and the torque gun's reaction arm. | |||||
| 2020-01-09 | Riverview | Florida | G4S SECURE SOLUTIONS (USA) INC. | Head | Struck against stationary object or equipment while rising |
| An employee was straightening up after reaching under his desk to get something out of his backpack. When the employee came back up he hit the top of his head on a security control panel. He suffered a cut on the head and was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2019-08-30 | Riverview | Florida | Sunrise Community | Eye(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping, n.e.c. |
| An employee tripped on another employee's feet. She fell and hit her head, suffering a detached retina. She was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2019-08-28 | Riverview | Florida | TREA SOLE AT BRANDON, LLC | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
| An employee was walking by a pond area with his lunch box when he fell onto his knees and the grass face first. He was hospitalized for renal failure possibly due to dehydration and heat illness. | |||||
| 2018-07-11 | Riverview | Florida | Publix Super Markets, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
| An employee was using a deli slicer when its blade cut the tip of his right thumb, causing a partial amputation. | |||||
| 2018-06-21 | Riverview | Florida | Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc. | Leg(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
| An employee was pushing a trim bucket cart into a meat cooler when he slipped, falling on his right hip and suffering a right leg fracture. | |||||
| 2018-04-05 | Riverview | Florida | S&S Electric Company | Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by other person |
| An employee was descending from a ladder with a drill while a second employee was on the ground. As the first employee came down, his drill caught and cut the second employee's neck. | |||||
| 2017-10-09 | Riverview | Florida | Ring Power Corporation | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was lowering a cab onto a dump truck using an overhead crane when he lost his footing and accidentally hit a button on the overhead crane, causing the crane to hoist the cab with his finger stuck in it. His finger broke. | |||||
| 2017-08-18 | Riverview | Florida | MOSAIC FERTILIZER, LLC. | Hip(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| An employee fell backwards while walking up a set of stairs, hitting the concrete ground and injuring the left hip. | |||||
| 2017-08-14 | Riverview | Florida | Cuenca Construction Corp. | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee fell while installing trusses and hit the ground, fracturing an ankle and injuring a kidney. The employee had surgery. | |||||
| 2017-08-05 | Riverview | Florida | Taylor's Industrial Coatings, Inc. | Thigh(s) | Struck by discharged object or substance |
| An employee was grit blasting the exterior of a sulfur tank when he lost his grip on the blast nozzle. The hose swung freely, and the blast media was injected into his upper thigh. | |||||
| 2017-07-27 | Riverview | Florida | DALLAS 1 CONSTRUCTION SERVICES, LLC | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
| On 7/26/2017, an employee was working on the forms and finishing concrete of curbs / sidewalks / driveways at a worksite. At the end of the workday, the employee started to experience cramping in their hands and legs. On 7/27/2017, the employee was admitted to the hospital for heat exhaustion. | |||||
| 2017-06-02 | Riverview | Florida | Red Carpet Air Conditioning and Heating Services, LLC | Multiple body parts | Fall through surface or existing opening |
| While checking an air handler in the attic above a garage, an employee fell through an opening in the attic floor and struck the concrete below, suffering severe head and shoulder injuries. | |||||
| 2017-05-01 | Riverview | Florida | Gator Gypsum, Inc. | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| While using a tarp to cover cargo on a flatbed trailer, an employee slipped and fell about 4 feet to the ground, suffering broken ribs and a partially deflated lung. The flatbed was wet due to rain at the time. | |||||
| 2016-05-25 | Riverview | Florida | Coastal Manufacturing and Fabrication, Inc | Forearm(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
| On 5/25/2016, at 1:15 p.m., an employee was cutting a stair rail with a saw when the safety guard malfunctioned. The saw then jumped and cut the employee's left forearm. | |||||
| 2016-04-06 | Riverview | Florida | Progressive Casualty Insurance Company | Ankle(s) | Other jump to lower level |
| An employee was on the ground, holding onto an aerial lift. The coworker in the aerial lift did not realize the other employee was holding onto the basket, and he lifted the lift. The employee let go and fell to the ground, fracturing the left ankle and requiring hospitalization. | |||||
| 2016-04-03 | Riverview | Florida | Southeast Industrial Sales and Service, Inc. | Upper arm(s) | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle |
| An employee was clearing a line vessel when a hose came loose and struck the employee's left arm. The employee was hospitalized with a left bicep tear requiring surgery. | |||||
| 2016-03-04 | Riverview | Florida | Cipress Construction, Inc | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee was finishing drywall seams on the fourth floor corridor ceiling when he fell to the concrete below. He suffered a right-side facial laceration and broken right arm. | |||||
| 2015-04-22 | Riverview | Florida | MOSAIC FERTILIZER, LLC. | Whole body | Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue |
| An Employee fell into a phosphoric acid tank sustaining burns and was hospitalized. | |||||