Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-10-06	Sanford	Fl	Phoenix Dewatering, Inc.	Leg(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface
An employee stepped back, tripped over soft sand, and fell, breaking his left leg.
2021-06-04	Sanford	Fl	The Father's Table, L.L.C.	Head	Struck by falling object or equipment
On June 4, 2021. a temporary employee (working for Express Management) was near a storage rack when a 3-foot bin weighing about 45 pounds fell on her. She suffered a head laceration/contusion and was hospitalized.
2021-06-02	Sanford	Fl	Industrial Lighting Products, LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was pulling parts in a warehouse when they began to feel heat-related illness symptoms and were hospitalized.
2021-05-21	Sanford	Me	Pleasant River Lumber	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was attempting to free a jammed board in a sorter bin. The bin arm cycled and pinched the employee's left thumb causing a partial amputation.
2021-04-21	Sanford	Fl	Core Pipe Products, Inc.	Eye(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
On April 21, 2021, an employee was using a 4 1/2-inch handheld grinder on a 10-inch stainless steel fitted pipe. The grinder kicked back, knocked his safety glasses off, and struck his face, lacerating it near his left eye. He was hospitalized.
2021-03-26	Sanford	Fl	The Father's Table, L.L.C.	Arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
On March 26, 2021, a temporary employee was cleaning a mixer when her arm got caught in the rotating paddles resulting in the amputation of her right arm. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-03-10	Sanford	Fl	QUALITY METALS, INC.	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
On March 10, 2021, an employee was using a 12-foot A-frame ladder to pull insulation panels off a shelf when he lost his balance and fell 6 to 7 feet to the concrete floor, resulting in a fracture to his left ankle that required hospitalization.
2021-03-01	Sanford	Fl	Royalty Companies of Indiana Inc	Head	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
On March 1, 2021, a roofer was climbing up an extension ladder to access a roof. He fell, landing on the ground 10 feet below. He suffered a head laceration and was hospitalized.
2021-02-23	Sanford	Fl	Maronda Homes, LLC of Florida	Nonclassifiable	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On February 23, 2021, a People Ready temporary employee was operating a machine. His coat was caught in the machine and wrapped up in the shaft of the machine conveyor. He suffered serious internal injuries and broken bones and was hospitalized.
2021-02-18	Sanford	Fl	American Builders Supply, Inc	Foot (feet)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
On February 18, 2021, an employee had just laid a truss assembly on the floor and was walking over to the other side of it when he tripped over a metal truss connector. He fell to the floor and broke his left foot. He was hospitalized.
2021-01-11	Sanford	Fl	Seminole Masonry, LLC	Foot (feet) and ankle(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
On January 11, 2020, an employee was on the ground guiding a precast panel that was being set by a forklift/tractor. He slipped into a small hole and the forklift/tractor ran onto him, breaking his left foot and ankle. He was hospitalized.
2020-09-28	Sanford	Fl	American Builders Supply, Inc	Ankle(s) and leg(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was inspecting a truck and its load and making necessary adjustments. He fell from the driver's-side truck stairs and fell to the pavement, suffering a broken right leg and right ankle.
2020-09-11	Sanford	Me	Wanzek Construction Inc	Brain	Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
Two temporary employees were cleaning up trash in the work area. As they were transporting the trash to the trashcan using a utility vehicle (UTV), the UTV rolled over. The driver sustained a concussion and head laceration and was hospitalized. The passenger was not injured.
2020-09-10	Sanford	Fl	Okros Investments LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was attempting to connect a trailer to a ball hitch. He slid his fingers into the trailer receiver around the ball hitch when the receiver slid down, amputating his left middle and ring fingers.
2020-07-02	Sanford	Florida	DEL-AIR HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING & REFRIGERATION, INC.	Face	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was working on an air conditioning unit in a single-family home. He was injured by an electrical shock, suffering injuries including severe burns to the face and losing consciousness.
2020-06-25	Sanford	Florida	Avocet Aviation Services, LLC	Brain	Other fall to lower level
An employee was working to remove an aircraft landing gear assembly. The landing gear moved and struck either the employee or the ladder that the employee was standing on, causing the employee to fall to the ground. The employee was knocked unconscious, suffering a concussion and leg bruising. He was hospitalized.
2020-03-24	Sanford	Maine	Reeb Millwork Corporation	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee was unloading a truck at a customer's site. The employee fell from the back of the truck to the ground, suffering broken ribs, a broken collarbone, and a head laceration. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-02-18	Sanford	Florida	Quality Fabrication and Supplies, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker
A welder/fabricator was moving an 8-inch-diameter, 8-foot-long pipe across a table to where other pipes were. The pipe rolled over his left hand, fracturing and lacerating his ring and middle fingers.
2020-01-29	Sanford	Florida	Anthony Barnes Concrete, Inc.	Leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
The injured employee was removing soil to lay a concrete form when a loader that was backing up ran over the employee's leg and fractured it.
2020-01-28	Sanford	Florida	Gator Dock & Marine LLC	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was sliding a dock section on a table and caught their left middle finger between the section and the table resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2020-01-20	Sanford	Florida	Gator Dock & Marine Inc	Forearm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was drilling a 2-inch hole into a piece of aluminum when the employee's shirt sleeve became caught in the drill filing and pulled the employee's arm into the drill press bench. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured right forearm.
2020-01-11	Sanford	Florida	The Father's Table, L.L.C.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was removing dough from the extruder cutter head section of a dough-cutting machine. The cutter amputated the tip of his right ring finger.
2019-08-15	Sanford	Florida	Forthright Electric Company Inc.	Multiple body parts	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was removing electrical wiring. A short circuit caused second- and third-degree burns to his arm and side.
2019-04-02	Sanford	Florida	FedEx Ground Package System, Inc.	Knee(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was stacking boxes for loading onto a van. A package struck her from behind, causing her to fall. Her left knee struck the floor and the kneecap was broken. She was hospitalized for surgery.
2019-03-20	Sanford	Florida	WHARTON-SMITH, INC	Multiple upper extremities locations	Roadway incident involving motorized land vehicle
An employee was operating an ATV down a closed street on the jobsite and crashed. The employee suffered a dislocated shoulder and broken bones in the elbow and thumb requiring surgery.
2019-03-05	Sanford	Maine	Central Tire Company	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell from a truck's lift gate as he was unloading tires, landing on the ground and suffering broken ribs, a possible concussion, and cracked vertebrae.
2019-02-19	Sanford	Florida	Livello, LLC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting a piece of wood on a table saw when the wood jumped back, dragging his left hand into the blade and amputating his ring and middle fingers.
2019-02-14	Sanford	Florida	Industrial Lighting Products, LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Direct exposure to electricity, 220 volts or less
An employee was using electrical testing equipment while working with light fixtures and was shocked by a 110-volt current. The employee was hospitalized.
2019-01-29	Sanford	Florida	IRBY Construction Company	Ear(s)	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was installing a steel band to a pole when the band became loose and one side hit an energized conductor. An arc flash occurred, causing first degree burns to the employee's cheeks and neck and second degree burns to both ears.
2019-01-01	Sanford	Florida	MARTINS COLLISION CENTER 1, INC.	Hand(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was using a jack. His hand was on top of the jack when it went up and crushed his left hand, fracturing it.
2018-09-18	Sanford	Florida	Consolidated Label Company	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning press rollers with a rag when his rag was caught between both rollers, pulling his fingers into the nip point between the rollers. The skin was torn from his fingers.
2018-08-07	Sanford	Florida	Benada Aluminum Products, LLC.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating the tail stretcher. After stretching a profile, he began releasing the profile from the stretcher. He was facing the stretcher with his left hand in front of the machine and his right hand towards the back. His left hand passed across the light bar on the stretcher, which opened the jaws. His left ring finger was then caught in the jaws, amputating his fingertip.
2018-06-22	Sanford	Florida	BENADA ALUMINUM PRODUCTS, LLC	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was cutting the straps holding an aluminum log, which was being carried on the forks of a forklift. The log fell, crushing the employee's right foot. The first joints of three of the employee's toes were amputated.
2018-06-12	Sanford	Florida	Invacare Corporation	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee's left thumb sustained a severe laceration when it was pinned by a power press.
2018-05-14	Sanford	Florida	Waste Pro of Florida Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was preparing to set a carrier hydraulic cylinder in place. His finger was in the retaining pin hole slot checking the alignment when the hydraulic cylinder was set in place, amputating his fingertip.
2018-02-28	Sanford	Florida	Headquarter Auto Group of Central Florida	Multiple body parts	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was walking on the sidewalk, tripped over the rain gutter and fell resulting in fractures to his right shoulder, forearm and wrist. The employee also sustained a rib fracture and bleeding from the mouth.
2018-01-23	Sanford	Florida	Fathers Table LLC	Elbow(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was walking in the dry dock area when she caught her left foot on a trash bin, tripped and fell. She fractured her elbow and required hospitalization and surgery.
2018-01-03	Sanford	Florida	Shields Environmental, Inc.	Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was on a ladder picking product for shipping when he fell to the floor and broke his collarbone, requiring hospitalization.
2017-09-27	Sanford	Florida	World Wide Nondestructive Testing	Multiple body parts	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was inspecting an iron beam that was suspended overhead by a forklift when the beam fell and struck him, breaking his ribs, pelvis, vertebrae, and leg. He was hospitalized.
2017-09-27	Sanford	Florida	Gator Dock & Marine Inc	Brain	Struck, caught, or crushed in other collapsing structure or equipment
A saw horse collapsed and struck an employee. The employee suffered a head injury and was hospitalized.
2017-08-15	Sanford	Florida	Randstad US LP	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was attempting to clean a roller when his rag and then hand were pulled into the roller, fracturing his fingers.
2017-06-01	Sanford	Maine	Waban Projects, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to other harmful substances
An employee suffered a severe allergic reaction to bird seed while conducting an activity with children, requiring hospitalization.
2017-05-10	Sanford	Florida	Big Lots #5166	BODY SYSTEMS	Overexertion and bodily reaction
An employee was helping to unload a truck and shortly thereafter suffered chest pains.
2017-03-24	Sanford	Maine	FLEMISH MASTER WEAVERS	Hand(s) and arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning under a loom when the operator restarted the machine. The activated loom then crushed the employee's hand and arm. The loom was not locked out at the time.
2017-03-20	Sanford	Florida	BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate
An office door closed on an employee's left thumb. She suffered a damaged tendon under her thumb nail, requiring overnight hospitalization and surgery.
2017-02-17	Sanford	Florida	Invacare Corporation	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was inserting a laminated panel into a pinch roller when the employee's left index finger was crushed and fractured between the panel and the roller.
2016-10-24	Sanford	Florida	Securitas Security Services USA, Inc.	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee tripped on a mat outside his guard post and fell breaking a hip.
2016-10-17	Sanford	Florida	Invacare Corporation	Ankle(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was struck in the ankle when an 11-pound metal part fell off a rack.
2016-10-05	Sanford	Florida	CARMINE'S BAKERY, L.L.C.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was making cheesecake at a cheesecake press machine when the machine severely cut her thumb, requiring overnight hospitalization and surgery. The machine was guarded at the time.
2016-10-01	Sanford	Florida	Randstad USA	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning a pie crust mixer with water when a rotating mixer blade caught his finger against the mixer housing. His left pinky and ring fingers were lacerated.
2016-09-28	Sanford	Florida	Morton Electric, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Overexertion and bodily reaction
An employee was experiencing chest pains while running electrical conduit and was taken to the hospital 09/28/2016.
2016-09-22	Sanford	Florida	Lanco Trucking, Inc.	Pelvis	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was unloading utility poles from a trailer using a self-unloading boom. As the employee swung the pole to the left, the pole slipped out of the grapple and struck the employee's right hip area, fracturing it.
2016-08-05	Sanford	Florida	INVACARE CORP	Nonclassifiable	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was pulling a wheeled metal cart when a wheel became stuck. As she was trying to dislodge it, the cart fell on top of her. She was hospitalized.
2016-06-16	Sanford	Maine	Pleasant River Lumber, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was fabricating a metal guard when the guard shifted. His left-hand middle finger was caught between the metal guard and a stationary object, amputating the fingertip.
2016-04-30	Sanford	Florida	Benada Aluminum Products LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee fractured and lacerated his right thumb while trying to straighten a billet with a crow bar. He was admitted to the hospital for surgery.
2016-01-22	Sanford	Maine	Pleasant River Lumber	Fingertip(s)	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
An employee was shutting the door to a forklift. His fingers were caught in the door, amputating his left middle fingertip.
2015-12-05	Sanford	Maine	Pleasant River Lumber, LLC	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee fell backwards while adjusting wood with a pick-pole and suffered a broken back.
2015-08-16	Sanford	Florida	Allegiant Travel Company	Nonclassifiable	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was pinned against the fuselage of an MD-80 when the jack that he was using to change a tire failed.
2015-07-19	Sanford	Florida	BENADA ALUMINUM PRODUCTS, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was performing maintenance on a press. The employee was watching the motor and the belt of the press. He reached his left hand in to touch the belt and the belt engaged. His left middle finger was amputated by the belt and pulley.
2015-04-22	Sanford	Florida	Incon Industries, Inc.	Arm(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping
An employee walking to clock out for lunch, tripped and fell breaking his/her arm.
2015-02-18	Sanford	Florida	JA Croson LLC.	Multiple body parts	Struck by falling object or equipment
Employee was installing outside showers and hose bibs when he was struck on the head and shoulder by a falling piece of material from approximately 50 feet above him. Employee was in-patient hospitalized.