Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-16	Tallahassee	Fl	Coca-Cola Bottling Company United, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
On November 16, 2021, an employee was loading product onto a truck at the warehouse loading dock. While unjamming the dock plate, his right middle finger was caught between the dock plate and the trailer's threshold, resulting in amputation of his right middle finger at the nail.
2021-11-04	Tallahassee	Fl	Sam's Club	Brain	Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving
At 8:10 p.m. on November 4, 2021, an employee was assaulted with a tree branch in a parking lot. The robber also stole the employee's vehicle. The employee suffered head trauma and was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
2021-08-11	Tallahassee	Fl	Universal Electric of Tallahassee, Inc.	Hand(s)	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
On August 11, 2021, a temporary employee was installing a factory-made screw in a 277/480-volt panel cover when it penetrated the insulation of a wire, causing an arc flash. The employee suffered a burn to the hand.
2021-07-14	Tallahassee	Fl	H&E EQUIPMENT SERCIVES	Thigh(s)	Other fall to lower level
On July 14, 2021, at 3:15 p.m., an employee was loading a forklift onto a flatbed trailer. As he stepped off the forklift and onto the flatbed, he fell onto the asphalt and broke his femur.
2021-06-15	Tallahassee	Fl	Ferrara Consultants and Space Age Roof Tech, LLC	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
On June 15, 2021, an employee was supervising a work crew on a roof job. The employee fell off the roof, landing about 8 feet below and suffering broken bones. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-06-05	Tallahassee	Fl	Circle K Stores, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Stabbing, cutting, slashing, piercing
At about 4:30 p.m. on June 5, 2021, an employee was trying to break up a fight between a coworker and a customer when the customer stabbed the employee with a knife. The employee was hospitalized, having suffered a punctured lung.
2021-03-23	Tallahassee	Fl	Lyneer Staffing Solutions, LLC.	Multiple trunk locations	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
On March 23, 2021, a temporary employee was working from a beam when he fell to the floor 4 or 5 feet below, suffering a fracture to his tailbone and hip. He was hospitalized.
2021-03-01	Tallahassee	Fl	Reladyne Florida LLC	Brain	Other fall to lower level
An employee was standing on the tailgate of a truck when he fell backward and hit his head on concrete, resulting in a concussion.
2020-09-21	Tallahassee	Fl	US Census Bureau	Lumbar region	Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface
On September 21, 2020, an employee was walking into an apartment building to conduct interviews with individuals at their private residences when she tripped on an incline and fell resulting in a fracture in her third lumbar vertebra.
2020-08-23	Tallahassee	Fl	Lowes Home Center, Inc.	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
A cashier was walking from her register to a desk. She tripped over her portable oxygen hose and fell to the floor, suffering a broken hip.
2020-08-05	Tallahassee	Fl	United Parcel Service, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
On August 5, 2020, a service provider completing a delivery began to feel light headed and nauseous. He was hospitalized for dehydration.
2020-07-01	Tallahassee	Florida	Orchard Pond Organics, LLC.	Multiple body parts	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
An employee was driving his personal vehicle on the property when he lost control of the vehicle, spun out 20 feet, and hit a tree. He sustained fractures to the ankle, hip, and vertebrae and lost consciousness.
2020-05-02	Tallahassee	Florida	Tallahassee CH LLC.	Brain	Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
On May 2, 2020, an employee fell from the back of a golf cart as the cart went around a curve. His head struck the pavement; he suffered a concussion and was hospitalized.
2020-02-11	Tallahassee	Florida	U.S. POSTAL SERVICE	Hip(s)	Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs
An employee was walking up to the front door of a residence to deliver a parcel when he missed the first step leading up to the door, causing him to lose his balance and fall onto his left side on the concrete pavement ground. He was hospitalized with a fractured left hip.
2019-09-03	Tallahassee	Florida	Core & Main, LP	Leg(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
A truck driver was delivering 30-inch PVC pipe. While the pipe was being unloaded from the rear of the truck and the driver was standing nearby, a pipe came out of the cradle in the front of the truck and fell off the truck. It hit the driver's left leg resulting in surgical amputation. The driver was hospitalized.
2019-06-25	Tallahassee	Florida	C.W. Roberts Contracting, Inc.	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was checking (from an 8-foot A-frame ladder) the inside of an asphalt drum through the chute's opening to make sure there was no clogging. As he was descending from the ladder, his feet became tangled on the fourth rung and he fell backwards about 3 feet to the gravel floor. He injured his left ankle and lacerated the back of his head, requiring hospitalization.
2019-06-19	Tallahassee	Florida	Exterior Specialties, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
On June 19, 2019, an employee was operating a machine that carries shingles onto a roof when the belt came off. As he attempted to set the belt onto the machine's pulley, his right index finger was caught between the pulley and the belt, resulting in an amputation of his right index finger without bone loss. The machine was energized at the time of the incident.
2019-05-09	Tallahassee	Florida	Lloyd Roofing and Construction, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet
An employee working on a metal roof fell 20 feet through an opening to the interior concrete surface below. He was hospitalized with a fractured wrist and two compressed fractures in his back.
2019-04-03	Tallahassee	Florida	John Hurst Outdoor Services LLC	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
An employee was operating a ride-on zero-turn mower in a sloped residential yard. The mower slid off course and the employee landed on its blade, suffering amputations to the right first and second toes.
2019-03-14	Tallahassee	Florida	TALLAHASSEE ROOFING SUPPLY COMPANY, INC.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee was climbing down a ladder when he slipped and fell to the ground, breaking his elbow and pelvis.
2019-02-12	Tallahassee	Florida	JIMMIE CROWDER EXCAVATING & LAND CLEARING, INC.	Arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was conducting concrete crushing operations. The equipment was turned off and the employee moved to an area to remove debris. The concrete crusher was turned back on while the injured employee was in the area causing the amputation of his right arm.
2019-01-30	Tallahassee	Florida	Parker Services, Inc.	Hip(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was operating a hand held electric core drill to create a 2.5 inch hole through concrete to install refrigerant piping when the drill became bound in the concrete. It started to rotate, then threw him off the drill. The employee sustained a dislocated hip and was admitted to the hospital.
2018-09-14	Tallahassee	Florida	Comcast of Florida/Georgia/Illinois/Michigan, LLC	Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
An employee was preparing to cut the tap to a telecommunications cable. The mid-span line his ladder was leaning on was cut, and he fell 20 feet from his extension ladder to the surface below. His left shoulder blade was shattered.
2018-09-04	Tallahassee	Florida	Tallahassee Floor Finishing	Hand(s) and finger(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting a 5-inch by 6-foot floor board using a table saw. The board jammed, and the employee's left hand was pulled into the saw. His left thumb and palm were severely cut. He was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
2018-08-30	Tallahassee	Florida	Foundation Cabling Corporation	Skull	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
A technician was installing communication cables from a ladder. The ladder buckled and he fell about 15 feet, landing on a concrete floor. He suffered a skull fracture and was hospitalized for surgery.
2018-08-16	Tallahassee	Florida	Florida Food Service, Inc	Leg(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was unloading eight boxes of frozen chicken using a dolly. As he was going down the truck's ramp, he lost his footing, let go of the dolly, fell on the ramp, and broke his right leg. He was hospitalized.
2018-05-24	Tallahassee	Florida	MJ Roofing, LLC	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level
An employee was stepping from a ladder to a roof when he fell to the ground. He suffered a broken bone and was hospitalized.
2018-04-25	Tallahassee	Florida	Fielder Tree Service, LLC	Multiple head locations	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
An employee was in an aerial lift cutting a section of a tree when the tree section spun around and hit him in the face and head. He was hospitalized with a concussion, small facial fracture, skull fracture, laceration to the face, and chipped teeth.
2018-04-24	Tallahassee	Florida	North Florida Fair Association, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet
An employee was walking on the roof to bring tape to his co-worker who was repairing a skylight when he stepped onto the old skylight with plexiglass in place and fell about 15 feet through it to the floor. He sustained three cracked vertebrae, a cracked rib, and a bruised hip, requiring hospitalization.
2018-03-14	Tallahassee	Florida	Fielder Tree Services, L.L.C.	Foot (feet)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was working from the ground cutting logs with a gas-powered chain saw when the chainsaw lacerated his left foot, severing a tendon. He was hospitalized.
2018-01-26	Tallahassee	Florida	Fielder Tree Services, L.L.C.	Head and trunk	Other fall to lower level more than 30 feet
An employee was working out of a bucket truck to cut off the top of a pine tree when the tree top fell and hit the boom of the bucket truck. The employee was ejected 40 feet out of the truck to the surface below, suffering facial and back fractures.
2017-06-22	Tallahassee	Florida	North Florida Asphalt, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
On June 22, 2017, an employee was working on an asphalt crew shoveling and raking asphalt. The crew made different stops during the day and at one stop the employee began to feel ill. The employee was hospitalized for heat stroke.
2017-06-07	Tallahassee	Florida	Brian Bernard's Flooring America, Inc.	Head and trunk	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was standing on a pallet set on top of a forklift, which was then raised to reach the store's roof (10 feet above the ground), in an attempt to mitigate water leaking on the store's computers. The employee fell 10 feet off the roof to the ground, hitting the pallet on the forklift on the way down. He fractured an eye socket, his nose, and three ribs, requiring hospitalization.
2017-05-02	Tallahassee	Florida	Diocese of Pensacola - Tallahassee	Lumbar region	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was measuring the office for modification using a rolling chair when she fell, hit her head on a counter top and then fell onto the floor. She was admitted to the hospital for treatment of a head laceration and a fracture L1 and L2 vertebrae.
2017-02-14	Tallahassee	Florida	Interior Specialists,Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was helping a coworker lower and position a steel beam onto a rolling cart when his right middle finger was caught between the steel beam and the rolling cart, amputating his fingertip at the nailbed.
2016-09-28	Tallahassee	Florida	TOTAL QUALITY ROOFING, INC.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 26 to 30 feet
An employee fell 30 feet from the edge of an apartment complex roof while engaged in roofing work. The employee was hospitalized with a broken femur, wrist, and ribs.
2016-09-16	Tallahassee	Florida	Lamar Outdoor Advertising, Inc.	Ankle(s)	Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 16 to 20 feet
An employee was tightening the bolts on a billboard when the weld of the catwalk arm broke, swung down with him on it, and hit his ankle on the billboard column, fracturing his right ankle. He fell 20 feet from the catwalk and was hanging by his fall protection lanyard about 9 feet above the ground when he was rescued by his foreman. He was hospitalized.
2016-09-13	Tallahassee	Florida	Southeast Utilities of Georgia, Inc.	Arm(s)	Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was in an aerial bucket, trimming trees to get to a communication cable. As he moved the bucket, it touched the powerline, resulting in an electrical shock. He suffered severe burns to both arms and was hospitalized.
2016-09-04	Tallahassee	Florida	Wen South, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate
An employee was trying to open a door to the work area while a coworker was on the other side of the door washing their hands in the sink. The door was blocked causing it to slam on the injured employee's finger, amputating it halfway up the right middle fingernail.
2016-08-02	Tallahassee	Florida	Exterior Specialties, Inc.	Multiple head locations	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
On or about August 2, 2016, at approximately 3:30 p.m., an employee was helping to install roofing underlayment when he stepped on wet membrane material and slid off the roof, falling more than 12 feet to the ground below and lacerating his head and tongue.
2016-06-13	Tallahassee	Florida	CP Buckner Steel Erection, Inc.	Scalp	Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was working from a 19-foot electronic scissor lift (set at 11-feet high) to cut a large structural brace using a torch. As the brace was cut loose, it struck the top of the scissor lift and fell onto plastic storage containers. The back of the employee's head hit the scissor lift guardrails and was lacerated, requiring hospitalization.
2016-04-04	Tallahassee	Florida	Marlin Coatings, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level more than 30 feet
While spray painting a building, an employee went over a gate and walked off the ledge. The wind had blown a tarp over the area and covered the edge, which could not be seen. The employee fell approximately 50 feet, suffering broken ribs on the right side and a collapsed lung.
2016-03-29	Tallahassee	Florida	Owen Electric Company	Multiple body parts	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was helping to work on an electrical panel when the panel arc flashed. The employee suffered burns over 65% of his body and was hospitalized.
2015-11-10	Tallahassee	Florida	Masonry Incorporated	Thigh(s)	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
As the employee was walking on the second level of a frame and brace scaffold towards the fixed ladder, he slipped on the wet planks and fell 12 feet to the ground resulting in a broken left femur. The planks were wet due to rain.
2015-10-09	Tallahassee	Florida	Council Contracting, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Fall from collapsing structure or equipment
An employee was working on a tin roof. The employee stepped off the roof onto an overhang. The overhand collapsed and the employee fell breaking the right hip, arm, tail bone and ribs.
2015-09-17	Tallahassee	Florida	Publix Super Markets, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate
An employee closed the door on her left pinky finger resulting in a partial amputation of the fingertip.
2015-07-16	Tallahassee	Florida	Publix Super Markets, Inc.	Foot (feet) and ankle(s)	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee stood on the edge of the top of a fryer to clean the hood. The fryer had a lid over the grease. The lid slipped off, and the employee's right foot and ankle went into the grease, receiving second degree burns.
2015-07-14	Tallahassee	Florida	Mathison Construction, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was cutting a board with a circular saw and amputated the tip of his left thumb.
2015-06-05	Tallahassee	Florida	All Pro Land Care, Inc.	Eye(s)	Struck by discharged or flying object, n.e.c.
An employee was driving a John Deere Gator truck on a gravel road at the worksite while holding a spray wand, which was attached to the 25-gallon spray tank. As she curbed to the right, she did not realize that the hose unraveled and caught the tires, causing the wand to move and strike her right eye. This resulted in the loss of an eye.
2015-04-30	Tallahassee	Florida	Bridgestone Retail Operations, LLC	Forearm(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee working at the alignment hoist was checking the vehicle suspension. The hoist dropped down, pinning the employee's left forearm between the car and the hoist.
2015-01-29	Tallahassee	Florida	Brown Construction LLC	Nonclassifiable	Fall through surface or existing opening
An employee fell through a skylight while checking for ice on the roof of the building.
2015-01-28	Tallahassee	Florida	Scholastic Book Fairs	Leg(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
Employee was driving an electric pallet jack straight down on a ramp when she lost control and pinned her left leg between the mid-rail and the pallet jack, resulting in a fracture.