| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-10-02 | Walton | Ny | GARELICK FARMS | Brain | Fall on same level due to slipping |
| An employee slipped while entering a delivery truck, fell, and hit his head on the pavement. | |||||
| 2021-05-10 | Walton | Wv | RSG Landscaping & Lawn Care, Inc | Lower leg(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping |
| An employee had been operating a string trimmer. The employee tripped and fell on the ground and sustained a broken lower leg. | |||||
| 2021-04-27 | Fort Walton Beach | Fl | Meraki Installers, LLC | Multiple trunk locations | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet |
| An employee fell off a roof, landing on the rocky, landscaped ground 14 feet below. He suffered four broken ribs on the left side and a fractured L2 vertebra. | |||||
| 2020-10-13 | Walton Hills | Oh | NPK Construction Equipment Inc. | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
| An employee was placing a steel plate back into a rack using a 10-ton overhead crane and a plate clamp. The plate fell, hitting the employee's left foot and amputating the big toe as well as part of the second toe. | |||||
| 2020-09-21 | Walton | Ny | McDowell & Walker, Inc. | Multiple body parts | Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway |
| An employee was dumping lime in a field when a hydraulic line broke in his tractor trailer causing the truck to tip over. The employee was hospitalized with three cracked vertebrae and a bruised lung. | |||||
| 2019-08-09 | Walton Hills | Ohio | Walton Plastics, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
| An employee sustained a left middle fingertip amputation while cleaning a plastics grinder machine. | |||||
| 2019-06-11 | Fort Walton Beach | Florida | Edwards Roofing Company, Inc. | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet |
| On June 11, 2019, an employee was attempting to reach the edge of a metal roof when he slipped and fell approximately 15 feet to the ground. He sustained a fracture to his right wrist, multiple facial fractures (including his mandible), and a concussion. He was hospitalized. The employee's lanyard was unhooked at the time of the incident. | |||||
| 2019-05-16 | Walton | New York | NYSEG | Jaw, chin | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee was working on a weakened power pole from a ladder. The pole snapped and the employee fell to the ground resulting in a fractured jaw. | |||||
| 2019-01-31 | Fort Walton Beach | Florida | Horizons of Okaloosa County | Knee(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
| An employee was filling a company vehicle with gas when her feet became entangled in the gas hose, causing her to fall and strike her right knee on the concrete. She sustained a fractured knee with a depressed bone, requiring hospitalization and surgery. | |||||
| 2019-01-03 | Walton Hills | Ohio | NPK Construction Equipment Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker |
| An employee was manually lifting/flipping a large steel plate when he slipped on some grinding dust and lost his footing. The steel plate, which measured approximately 25" X 28" X 2.5" fell, crushing the employee's right hand. He sustained amputations to his index and middle fingers and was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2018-09-13 | Walton Hills | Ohio | BAY MECHANICAL & ELECTRICAL CORP. | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| A lease employee was on an A-frame ladder, testing wires for live electrical service. When he made the tap, he was shocked. He fell about 4 feet onto concrete, breaking his left hip, left scapula, and right shoulder. | |||||
| 2018-09-13 | Walton Hills | Ohio | Bay Mechanical and Electrical Corporation | Multiple trunk locations | Other fall to lower level |
| A temporary employee was working from a metal ladder, troubleshooting a lighting problem. The employee was shocked and thrown from the ladder, suffering injuries including (but not limited to) a broken hip and broken ribs. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2018-05-21 | Fort Walton Beach | Florida | Gulf Eagle Supply Company | Arm(s) | Fall on same level, n.e.c. |
| A temporary employee was in the back of a flat bed boom truck handing shingles to another employee when he lost his balance, fell on a wooden pallet, and broke his right arm. He was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2018-02-26 | Fort Walton Beach | Florida | Florida Pest Control & Chemical CO. | Wrist(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| An employee was standing on a chair to change out a ceiling tile when he fell to the floor, breaking his left wrist and requiring hospitalization. | |||||
| 2017-10-09 | Fort Walton Beach | Florida | Fort Walton Rehabilitation Center, LLC | Knee(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
| An employee was leaving a room when she tripped on a chair and fell to her knees, fracturing her left kneecap and requiring hospitalization. | |||||
| 2017-08-08 | Walton Hills | Ohio | Levin Furniture | Fingertip(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| An employee was lowering the leg of a demountable box when the leg fell down and caught his right index finger in a pinch point, amputating the fingertip. | |||||
| 2017-06-12 | Fort Walton Beach | Florida | Waste Management Fort Walton Beach Hauling | Fingertip(s) | Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| An employee was emptying a container with an automated side load truck when a bag fell out of the container. The injured employee got out of the truck to retrieve the fallen bag when he grabbed something sharp inside of the bag, amputating his right index fingertip with bone loss. | |||||
| 2017-02-08 | Walton Hills | Ohio | Dhillon Transport, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was working on a tractor with a blow gun when the gun's air pressure removed the bolt. The employee's left middle finger was then smashed between the brake chamber and tractor, partially amputating his fingertip. | |||||
| 2016-08-20 | Fort Walton Beach | Florida | RAFS of Ft. Walton Beach, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
| An employee was using a knife to cut chicken when the knife cut his finger, resulting in the amputation of his left index fingertip (no bone loss). | |||||
| 2016-08-15 | Fort Walton Beach | Florida | Vincent Jones Roofing, Inc. | Knee(s) | Struck by discharged object or substance |
| An employee was kneeling and nailing shingles on a roof when a nail struck his right knee. He was hospitalized for surgery. | |||||
| 2016-07-01 | Waltonville | Illinois | Pioneer Oil Field Services | Ankle(s) and leg(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, n.e.c. |
| On 7/1/16, at approximately 6:30 PM, an employee was helping to pull tubing from a derrick rig. The employee climbed the derrick structure to attach the necessary rigging. As he descended to the working level, his climb assist became caught/wrapped in the gooseneck assembly. He was then pulled into the derrick board, breaking his tibia and dislocating his ankle. | |||||
| 2015-02-15 | Fort Walton Beach | Florida | Okaloosa Gas District | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to other harmful substances |
| A technician was called out for a gas leak. The Tech was "smelling" out the gas with a meter. He had been around the residence and crawled under the porch. He moved some pesticide bottles the owner had under the porch. When he moved them they released a gas that struck him in the face. | |||||
| 2015-01-12 | Fort Walton Beach | Florida | Liza Jackson Prepatory School, Inc. | Head and neck | Fall on same level due to tripping |
| An employee was walking a cart in the parking lot toward the soccer field when the cart started to roll away from him. The employee tripped and fell, hitting his head/neck on the curb in the parking lot. | |||||