| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-10-16 | Venice | Fl | Brightview Landscaping Services, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| An employee was using a hedge trimmer, working from the third rung of a 6-foot A-frame ladder. He fell from the ladder, and the hedge trimmer's blades cut and fractured his left little finger. | |||||
| 2021-09-21 | Venice | La | GREAT LAKES DREDGE & DOCK | Fingertip(s) | Machinery or equipment incident on water vehicle |
| While working on an offshore vessel, an employee's hand was caught between a tension tagline and a cleat. The employee sustained an amputation to his left ring fingertip. | |||||
| 2021-07-27 | Venice | Fl | PGT Industries, Inc. | Foot (feet) | Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker |
| An employee was moving a cart when one of its wheels rolled over his foot. He was hospitalized with a crushed foot. | |||||
| 2021-06-01 | Venice | Fl | Integrity Glass Tempering, LLC | Wrist(s) | Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker |
| An employee was picking up a piece of glass with a co-worker when the glass slid and cut the employee's left wrist. | |||||
| 2021-02-04 | Venice | Fl | Hazeltine Nurseries, INC | Coccygeal region | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
| An employee was climbing a closed A-frame ladder that was leaning against a truck when they fell about 6 feet from the ladder to the ground, resulting in a possible tailbone fracture. | |||||
| 2021-02-01 | Venice | Fl | Big Lots Stores, Inc. | Thigh(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
| An employee was unloading freight when they tripped on a pallet and fell to the ground, resulting in a fractured right femur. | |||||
| 2020-10-09 | Venice | Fl | Publix Super Markets, Inc. | Hip(s) | Fall on same level, n.e.c. |
| An employee was walking toward a deli station in a supermarket. She bumped into another employee and fell to the floor, landing on her side. She suffered a broken hip and was hospitalized, requiring hip surgery. | |||||
| 2020-09-15 | Venice | Fl | Waste Management, Inc. | Lower leg(s) | Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| An employee was pushing a wire cart in the trash enclosure and brushed up against a trash bag. An unknown protruding object lacerated the employee's lower right leg. | |||||
| 2020-08-27 | Venice | Fl | ManorCare Health Services | Forehead | Injury by other person-unintentional or intent unknown, n.e.c. |
| An employee was trying to reposition a resident in bed. The resident was pulling on the employee and hurting her, and she leaned back to get away from him. When he released her, she fell and lacerated the left side of her forehead on the leg of the patient's lift machine. She was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2020-07-06 | Venice | Florida | Kima Window & Door | Back, including spine, spinal cord | Overexertion and bodily reaction |
| An employee suffered a back strain while helping to organize a warehouse. | |||||
| 2020-06-12 | Venice | Florida | Dollar Tree | Brain | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee was stocking chemicals on shelves and fell off a step ladder, hitting his head. The employee was hospitalized with a head injury. | |||||
| 2020-05-23 | Venice | Florida | PGT Industries, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was performing preventative maintenance on a glass washer when the employee's right middle and ring fingers were caught and crushed in the nip point of the washer's belt. | |||||
| 2020-05-22 | Venice | Florida | TruGreen | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
| An employee lost consciousness while applying spray for fire ant control at a commercial location. The employee was hospitalized to treat heat-related dehydration. | |||||
| 2020-04-27 | Venice | Florida | SOUTH WEST FLORIDA TREE SERVICE INC. | Wrist(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
| On 04/27/2020, at 10:52 a.m., an employee was cutting a palm tree with a chainsaw when the chainsaw kicked back and cut his left wrist. He had surgery and was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2020-01-24 | Venice | Florida | Arellano Imperial Inc. | Brain | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee was preparing to receive roof trusses. He was moving from an extension ladder and going onto the tie beams when he fell and struck his head on the concrete below. He was hospitalized with head injuries. | |||||
| 2020-01-20 | Venice | Florida | TRIDENT BUILDING SYSTEMS, INC. | Skull | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
| On January 20, 2020, an employee was at a residence removing a fan unit from the sidewall while on a scissor lift. He lost his balance and fell 8 feet from the lift to the floor, hitting his head. He suffered several facial and head lacerations and a skull fracture. | |||||
| 2019-09-11 | Venice | Florida | Environmental Pest Service Holdings, LLC | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
| An employee was installing attic insulation when he sustained heat stroke. The employee was hospitalized and treated for dehydration. | |||||
| 2019-08-02 | Venice | Florida | Sunny Grove Landscaping and Nursery, Inc. | Brain | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| An employee was on a piece of machinery retrieving something. He slipped and fell about 2 feet to the ground, where he hit his head on the pavement. | |||||
| 2019-06-21 | Venice | Florida | Manor Care Health Services, LLC | Hip(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
| An employee slipped and fell on water on the floor while washing the dishes in the kitchen area. The employee suffered a hip fracture. | |||||
| 2019-03-22 | North Venice | Florida | PGT Industries, Inc. | Hand(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. |
| An employee was assembling/manufacturing a pneumatic press when the press activated and crushed his right hand. The employee sustained muscle damage and a laceration to the hand and required surgery. | |||||
| 2019-02-27 | Venice | Florida | DELICATE PAINTING CORPORATION | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee fell from an extension ladder while painting. He suffered wrist and face injuries and was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2019-02-26 | North Venice | Florida | PGT Industries, Inc. | Upper and lower limb(s) | Shooting by other person-intentional |
| An employee was in his vehicle in the company parking lot when he was shot in the hand and leg by an individual from his personal life. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2019-02-22 | Venice | Florida | Total Electric Contracting, LLC | Skull | Struck by falling object or equipment |
| A falling cement block struck an employee on a job site, causing a fractured skull and a laceration. | |||||
| 2018-09-17 | Venice | California | U.S. POSTAL SERVICE - VENICE | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
| An employee was casing mail when the employee became lightheaded due to possible dehydration, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
| 2018-08-28 | Venice | Louisiana | Warrior Energy Services Corp. | Fingertip(s) | Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. |
| An employee was adjusting a valve when the metal hinged door of a tank cage smashed his right thumb. The tip of the thumb was amputated. | |||||
| 2018-06-13 | North Venice | Florida | PGT Industries, Inc. | Head | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| An employee was struck on the head by the frame of the trailer's side door when it fell after opening it. The employee sustained a laceration to the head and pain in the head, neck, and shoulders. | |||||
| 2018-05-29 | North Venice | Florida | PGT Industries, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was cutting a short piece of flat bar on a chop saw when the saw came down on his left thumb, amputating the tip. | |||||
| 2018-03-10 | Venice | Florida | Builder Services Group, Inc. | Brain | Fall from collapsing structure or equipment |
| An employee was working on a scaffold when the scaffold fell. The employee impacted the lower surface, suffering whiplash and a concussion that required hospitalization. | |||||
| 2018-01-09 | Venice | Florida | Doyle Electric Services, Inc. | Nonclassifiable | Direct exposure to electricity |
| An employee was trying to move a wire when an arc flash occurred. The employee suffered second degree burns and was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2017-10-13 | Venice | Florida | Mobile Home Depot | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was operating a miter saw to cut aluminum when the blade amputated his left index finger. He was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2017-08-29 | Venice | Florida | Yellowstone Landscape, Inc. | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
| While cutting weeds along the road, an employee started vomiting and seizing due to dehydration and the heat. | |||||
| 2017-07-02 | Venice | Florida | Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. | Upper extremities | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
| While walking quickly through a retail area to catch up to a coworker, an employee struck a table, tripped, and fell to the ground, breaking the arm/shoulder area and requiring surgery. | |||||
| 2017-04-24 | Venice | Florida | Waste Management | Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached |
| An employee was struck in the head by a garbage truck hopper resulting in a neck injury and hospitalization. | |||||
| 2017-03-30 | North Venice | Florida | Publix | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was grinding meat using a meat grinder and amputated the left index finger. | |||||
| 2016-10-24 | Venice | Louisiana | Crescent Excavation, LLC | Leg(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| An employee was replacing a plow on a tractor when it slipped and fell on him, lacerating and breaking his leg. | |||||
| 2016-09-20 | Venice | Florida | Arrow Exterminators, Inc. | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee was climbing a ladder for pest control inspection when the ladder kicked out at the bottom and the employee fell to the driveway, landing on the wrists and face and suffering multiple fractures. | |||||
| 2016-08-29 | North Venice | Florida | PGT Industries | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
| An employee was removing a bolt from the die and caught their left index finger in between the die and the bolt resulting in amputation of the finger. | |||||
| 2016-08-24 | Venice | Florida | PGT Industries, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was changing a silicone drum attached to a pump. A raised piston on the pump fell 6 inches and pinched the employee's thumb between the base of the piston and the plate resulting in the amputation of the side of the employee's thumb. | |||||
| 2016-07-20 | Venice | Florida | PARAMOUNT POOLS OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA, INC. | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
| An employee was hospitalized for a heat related injury. | |||||
| 2016-05-04 | Venice | Florida | Republic National Distributing Company, LLC | Ankle(s) and leg(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
| An employee slipped and fell while carrying product down the ramp of a delivery truck. The injuries sustained by the employee were a dislocated left ankle and a compound fracture in left leg. | |||||
| 2016-03-29 | North Venice | Florida | PGT Industries | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was building a window, finished her portion of the assembly, and pushed the window down the production line to the next employee. When the next employee pulled the window toward them, it caused the window to close, catching and cutting the first employee's right ring finger in the window. | |||||
| 2015-11-29 | Venice | Florida | Publix Supermarket | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee crushed their left middle and index fingertips in a patty machine. | |||||
| 2015-09-01 | Venice | Florida | JDFX Contracting, LLC | Leg(s) | Struck by discharged object or substance |
| An employee was climbing a ladder to reach the area where he was going to start anchoring the truss. He grabbed a nail gun that was hanging from the truss. It slipped from his hand and discharged a nail into his right leg, causing a puncture wound. | |||||
| 2015-06-02 | Venice | Florida | Gulfeagle Supply, Inc. | Nonclassifiable | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
| An employee was descending a ladder when he slipped and fell approximately 8 feet to the ground. | |||||