| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-10-28 | Wesley Chapel | Fl | First Florida Constructors | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee was standing on an A-frame ladder, trying to fit a window into a window frame. The ladder wobbled and went sideways. The employee fell to the ground, suffering a broken wrist and three broken ribs. | |||||
| 2021-09-13 | Wesley Chapel | Fl | ELITE ROOFING SERVICES, INC. | Arm(s) | Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet |
| An employee was re-roofing a commercial building when it started raining. He turned around, slipped, and fell 15 to 20 feet to the ground, striking his arm on an HVAC condenser during the fall. The employee's arm was broken. | |||||
| 2021-08-03 | Wesley Chapel | Fl | Michaelson's Appliance Repair, Inc. | Hip(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| An employee fell from a step ladder while installing a grill on a refrigerator. The employee landed on the ground about 18 inches below and suffered a broken hip. | |||||
| 2021-05-01 | Wesley Chapel | Fl | Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc. | Brain | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee was moving furniture to the back edge of the delivery truck when they fell out of the back of the truck, landing on the ground and sustaining bleeding on the brain. | |||||
| 2021-04-17 | Wesley Chapel | Fl | Publix Super Markets, Inc. | Hip(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over self |
| On April 17, 2021, an employee tripped on an apron string and fell to the floor, suffering a broken left hip. She was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2020-07-10 | Wesley Chapel | Florida | Comprehensive Energy Services | BODY SYSTEMS | Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode |
| An employee was overcome by fumes while brazing on an expansion valve and copper line set. | |||||
| 2020-04-16 | Wesley Chapel | Florida | RIPA & ASSOCIATES | Multiple body parts | Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire |
| Two employees were working on a 16-inch plastic water pipe, drilling for a saddle tap when the pipe exploded. One employee suffered an amputation of the right arm, a laceration to the right leg, and the loss of the right eye. The second employee suffered lacerations to the legs and sand in the eyes. | |||||
| 2020-03-31 | Wesley Chapel | Florida | BWG Concrete, LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
| An employee was splitting bricks with a hammer. The hammer smashed the employee's thumb, and the employee was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2019-08-14 | Wesley Chapel | Florida | Liberty Staffing USA | Heel(s) | Other fall to lower level |
| A temporary employee was on a 10-foot ladder, installing insulation and doing mastic duct work. The employee came into contact with an exposed temporary wire, was shocked, and fell off the third or fourth rung of the ladder. Along with the electric shock, he suffered a broken left heel. | |||||
| 2019-08-07 | Wesley Chapel | Florida | SADDLEBROOK RESORTS, INC. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
| An employee was using a mud mixer (hand-held) when his hand entered the bucket with a rag. The running mixer amputated his pinky finger. | |||||
| 2019-06-01 | Wesley Chapel | Florida | Carpenter Contractors of America, Inc. | Wrist(s) | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee was working at a new home construction site on a ladder, lost his balance and fell to the concrete floor below. The employee fractured the right wrist and had pain in the lower back and hip. | |||||
| 2018-04-03 | Wesley Chapel | Florida | Sofias Construction Inc. | Brain | Other fall to lower level |
| While climbing a ladder, an employee missed a step and fell backwards onto a concrete slab, suffering a concussion. | |||||
| 2017-08-22 | Wesley Chapel | Florida | G & G Roofing Construction Inc. | Nonclassifiable | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet |
| An employee fell approximately 15 feet while climbing up a scaffold ladder, suffering a possible fracture. | |||||
| 2017-04-25 | Wesley Chapel | Florida | Sesman Finish, Inc. | Leg(s) | Struck by object or equipment |
| An employee was struck by a 7-foot-high bakers scaffold, suffering a compound fracture to his leg. | |||||
| 2017-04-14 | Wesley Chapel | Florida | Masonry Systems, Inc. | Lower leg(s) | Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle |
| An employee was getting ready to pour a concrete footing when the outrigger became unstable, causing the pump jib to move and strike the employee's left leg. The employee suffered a compound fracture below the knee and above the ankle, requiring surgery. | |||||
| 2016-09-28 | Wesley Chapel | Florida | Vivicon, Inc. | Lower leg(s) | Roadway collision with other vehicle |
| An employee was hit from behind by a vehicle while using a stand-on street blower to blow a curb area. The employee's right leg was amputated up to the knee. | |||||
| 2016-08-01 | Wesley Chapel | Florida | Royalaire Mechanical Services, Inc. | Multiple trunk locations | Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 11 to 15 feet |
| An employee was using a 12-foot step ladder when the pin on the ladders bracing broke causing him to fall to the ground. The employee suffered cracked ribs and a fractured coccyx. | |||||
| 2016-08-01 | Wesley Chapel | Florida | Royalaire Mechanical Services, Inc. | Multiple trunk locations | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet |
| On 08/01/2016, an employee was working on a 12-foot ladder gluing PVC pipe onto the ceiling when a brace on the ladder broke, causing the employee to fall 12 feet to the floor. The employee suffered broken ribs and a fractured pelvis. | |||||
| 2016-07-17 | Wesley Chapel | Florida | Bay Linen, Inc. | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was delivering a linen cart and got the first two toes on his right foot caught in the dock leveler and crushed when the linen cart was placed on it. | |||||
| 2016-04-19 | Wesley Chapel | Florida | Florida Hospital | Hip(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over self |
| An employee tripped and fell while walking down a hall, fracturing her hip and requiring surgery. | |||||
| 2015-12-08 | Wesley Chapel | Florida | Keller Myer Burgensons Services, Inc. | Sole(s) | Stepped on object |
| An employee was shampooing the carpet when he stepped on a security tag sensor which penetrated his shoe and punctured his right foot. | |||||
| 2015-08-31 | Wesley | Arkansas | Kelly Lindsey | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
| An employee was cutting plastic laminate when the laminate moved and pulled his hand toward the saw. His index, middle, and ring fingers were partially amputated. | |||||
| 2015-05-05 | Wesley Chapel | Florida | Floor Technologies Inc. | Nonclassifiable | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee fell from the balcony when the guard rail fell. | |||||
| 2015-03-12 | Wesley Chapel | Florida | Croft Contracting, Inc. | Nonclassifiable | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was setting a structure and was directing an excavator operator on where to dig a hole. He was standing between the bucket and a PCP (concrete) pipe. The operator could not see him behind the bucket. When the operator moved the bucket, the employee was pinned between the bucket and the pipe. | |||||