| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-11-15 | West Palm Beach | Fl | Academy Bus, LLC | Hand(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was working in the engine compartment of a bus. The bus was turned on and the employee's hands were caught in a pulley. The employee's left hand was injured. | |||||
| 2021-10-01 | West Palm Beach | Fl | SERVICE ELECTRIC COMPANY | BODY SYSTEMS | Direct exposure to electricity |
| Employees were removing electrical cables for replacement. When one employee cut a cable, the employee was shocked in the abdominal area. | |||||
| 2021-10-01 | West Palm Beach | Fl | DuraServ Corp. dba Overhead Door of South Florida | Elbow(s) | Contact with objects and equipment |
| An employee was on a lift when he released a lift control. The lift fell and struck his right elbow. The employee suffered a contusion and musculoskeletal injury to his right elbow, and bacterial infections on his right elbow and forearm. | |||||
| 2021-09-08 | West Palm Beach | Fl | Resource Partnering Group Inc. | Leg(s) | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee was replacing high hats when he was shocked by electricity and fell from the second step of a ladder to the ground. In addition to being shocked, the employee sustained a leg injury and was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2021-07-21 | West Palm Beach | Fl | Ceco Concrete Construction | Multiple body parts | Fall from collapsing structure or equipment |
| An employee stepped onto a mason scaffold that collapsed. The employee fell with the scaffold, sustaining a head laceration, and fractures to the ribs, clavicle, and thumb. | |||||
| 2021-06-01 | West Palm Beach | Fl | St. Mary's Medical Center | Knee(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
| While trying to avoid being hit by a patient, a nurse tripped on tubing/wiring and fell to the floor. The employee sustained a fractured left knee. | |||||
| 2021-05-15 | West Palm Beach | Fl | Frederico Demolition, LLC | Lower leg(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by other person |
| An employee was helping remove a tree stump. Another employee was using a chainsaw, which bounced back and severely lacerated the first employee's right lower leg. | |||||
| 2021-05-13 | West Palm Beach | Fl | Beyond the Reef, Inc. | Back, including spine, spinal cord | Overexertion in pushing, pulling, or turning-single episode |
| An employee suffered a strained back while pulling a 44-gallon drum that was half filled with water. | |||||
| 2021-04-24 | West Palm Beach | Fl | JRI family LLC | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Kicked by animal |
| An employee was leading a horse and the horse turned and kicked him in the abdomen, resulting in bruises. | |||||
| 2021-04-21 | West Palm Beach | Fl | HERTZ Corporation | Scalp | Fall on same level due to tripping over self |
| An employee tripped while walking away from his vehicle and fell to the asphalt ground in a parking lot. He struck his head and suffered a scalp laceration. | |||||
| 2021-03-25 | West Palm Beach | Fl | Prestige Gunite | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was moving an empty water tank. A finger on his left hand was caught and fractured between the water tank and a stationary surface. He was hospitalized, requiring surgery to the finger. | |||||
| 2021-03-23 | West Palm Beach | Fl | Raytheon Technologies Corp Pratt & Whitney Division | Arm(s) | Direct exposure to electricity |
| An employee was working on an electrical panel. An arc flash burned the employee's left arm. | |||||
| 2021-03-10 | West Palm Beach | Fl | Dollar Tree Stores, Inc. | Arm(s) | Stabbing, cutting, slashing, piercing |
| A customer got into a physical altercation with a store manager, hitting them with a hand basket and stabbing them in both arms using a knife. A customer who tried to help the store manager was also stabbed. | |||||
| 2021-01-20 | West Palm Beach | Fl | SIW Solutions, LLC | Leg(s) | Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker |
| An employee was opening a box containing glass. The glass slipped and struck his left leg, breaking it. | |||||
| 2021-01-08 | West Palm Beach | Fl | United States Postal Services | Forearm(s) | Other fall to lower level |
| At about 6:30 on January 8, 2021, an employee was working on the dock, pulling up a dock plate, when he fell off the dock surface to the roadway. He suffered a broken lower right arm and was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2021-01-06 | West Palm Beach | Fl | Sikorsky Aircraft | Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e) | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area |
| An employee was struck by a shipping van while providing directions to the driver, resulting in an injured shoulder. | |||||
| 2020-09-28 | West Palm Beach | Fl | Reed's Weeds and Flower Farm Inc | BODY SYSTEMS | Stings and venomous bites |
| A coral snake bit an employee. He was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2020-09-18 | West Palm Beach | Fl | Covanta Palm Beach Resource Recovery, LLC | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
| An employee was servicing shredder equipment that was jammed and began to have leg cramps. The employee was hospitalized for heat exhaustion. | |||||
| 2020-09-10 | West Palm Beach | Fl | Ivy H. Smith Company, LLC | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
| An employee was digging and was hospitalized for heat stress. | |||||
| 2020-09-03 | West Palm Beach | Fl | Advanced Disposal Southeast Florida | Foot (feet) | Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway |
| An employee exited the cab of a cab-over style front-loading waste truck before the truck had come to a complete stop. When his foot came in contact with the ground, the employee lost balance and fell. The passenger side front tire ran over his left heel and right foot. The employee sustained a fracture and degloving injury to his right foot and a laceration to the heel of his left foot. | |||||
| 2020-08-30 | West Palm Beach | Fl | Covanta Palm Beach Resource Recovery | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
| An employee was installing an impact table on the south side of a conveyor. The impact table was resting on the conveyor rail. When the employee attempted to move the table, it fell off the side of the conveyor frame and dropped down, crushing his left index finger between the conveyor frame and the top of the impact table plate. | |||||
| 2020-08-25 | West Palm Beach | Fl | TSM Tropical Services Management, Inc | Foot (feet) | Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway |
| An employee operating a riding lawn mower at a commercial jobsite fell off the lawn mower. The mower blade then caused an amputation to his foot. | |||||
| 2020-08-18 | West Palm Beach | Fl | Barnett Management | Leg(s) | Contact with objects and equipment |
| An employee was loading a trailer when the tongue of the trailer struck him, fracturing his right leg. | |||||
| 2020-04-24 | West Palm Beach | Florida | Blackwater Technical Services, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker |
| An employee was lowering an aluminum mullion from a rack. It slipped and his left ring, middle, and index fingers were crushed against the ground. He suffered fractures and was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2020-03-16 | West Palm Beach | Florida | Palm Garden of West Palm Beach, LLC | BODY SYSTEMS | Direct exposure to electricity |
| An employee was working on replacing an 8-inch compact light and suffered an electric shock. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2020-02-03 | West Palm Beach | Florida | PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS, INC. | Fingertip(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
| An employee was operating a band saw to cut meat when the band saw lacerated and fractured her right middle and index fingertips. She was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2020-01-28 | West Palm Beach | Florida | ERMC AVIATION LLC | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was performing preventative maintenance/greasing a chain on a conveyor system when his right index finger was caught between the chain and sprocket, resulting in a fingertip amputation. | |||||
| 2020-01-06 | West Palm Beach | Florida | American Builders & Contractors Supply CO., Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Contact with objects and equipment |
| An employee was loosening a cargo strap when the tightening mechanism struck his right index finger. The finger was crushed and he was hospitalized, requiring surgery. | |||||
| 2019-09-16 | West Palm Beach | Florida | Quest Diagnostics Incorporated | Upper and lower limb(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| An employee fell from a sidewalk/curb to the ground. She suffered wrist, knee, and ankle injuries and was hospitalized, requiring surgery. | |||||
| 2019-08-30 | West Palm Beach | Florida | PEPSI-COLA BOTTLING COMPANY OF FT-LAUDERDALE-PALM | Fingertip(s) | Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate |
| A Pepsi employee was standing in the doorway of a restaurant. The door was partially opened and caught the employee's right index fingertip against the doorjamb. Part of the fingertip was medically amputated. | |||||
| 2019-08-20 | West Palm Beach | Florida | Walmart Supercenter 8157 | Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was in the process of shrink wrapping a pallet when it shifted and struck him, fracturing his shoulder. | |||||
| 2019-06-20 | West Palm Beach | Florida | EASTERN METAL SUPPLY, INC. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was assembling a shutter when his right thumb was struck by a punch press, resulting in a thumb contusion. | |||||
| 2019-05-09 | West Palm Beach | Florida | Republic Services | Back, including spine, spinal cord | Bending, crawling, reaching, twisting-single episode |
| An employee was performing internal maintenance on a waste sorting machine and sustained a back injury while attempting to crawl out of the tight space. | |||||
| 2019-05-02 | West Palm Beach | Florida | BALDWIN INNOVATIVE BUILDERS, INC. | Brain | Other fall to lower level |
| Two employees were preparing to pour concrete in the tie beams. Both employees were holding the concrete pump hose when the hose kinked and swung knocking both employees off the tie beam onto the plywood floor. One employee was hospitalized for a concussion. The second employee was hospitalized for a fractured tailbone. | |||||
| 2019-04-05 | West Palm Beach | Florida | Ibis Golf & Country Club Inc. | BODY SYSTEMS | Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids |
| An employee was installing a new outdoor fire pit. When the pit was ignited, a fire blast knocked the employee back 5-10 feet into the shrubs. He went into shock and suffered minor burns to the hands. | |||||
| 2019-04-04 | West Palm Beach | Florida | Roofing Unlimited and Sheet Metal, Inc. | Upper and lower limb(s) | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee was climbing a 16-20 foot extension ladder to secure it. While stepping onto the roof to tie off the ladder, the ladder slipped and the employee fell. The employee landed on paver stones on a walkway and was hospitalized with a broken arm and leg. | |||||
| 2019-02-15 | West Palm Beach | Florida | CENTERLINE UTILITIES, INC. | Jaw, chin | Struck by rolling object or equipment-other than powered vehicle |
| An employee was installing a concrete storm drain pipe from inside a concrete storm drain box/catch basin. The pipe rolled over and struck the employee in the face/jaw. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2019-01-05 | West Palm Beach | Florida | Target Corporation | Multiple foot (feet) locations | Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object |
| An employee was operating a walkie stacker and pinned their left foot and ankle against a storage shelf on the opposite side of the aisle causing a fracture and laceration to the foot and heel. | |||||
| 2018-09-13 | West Palm Beach | Florida | Lets Work USA Inc | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by discharged or flying object, n.e.c. |
| A temporary employee was removing a garage door coil spring from recycling equipment. The spring retracted, lacerating the employee's left hand and breaking two of his fingers. | |||||
| 2018-09-04 | West Palm Beach | Florida | Imperative Personnel | Hand(s) | Struck by object or equipment |
| An employee was unwrapping a large coil around a conveyor belt. The coil bounced back, striking and breaking his left hand. | |||||
| 2018-08-22 | West Palm Beach | Florida | ADONEL CONCRETE PALM BEACH, INC. | Multiple upper extremities locations | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was cleaning a concrete block tank. The blade engaged, amputating the employee's right arm above the elbow and left hand except the thumb. | |||||
| 2018-08-01 | West Palm Beach | Florida | O'Hara Landscape & Maintenance. Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
| While using a trimmer to cut hedges, an employee suffered a partial amputation to the middle finger on his right hand. | |||||
| 2018-07-25 | West Palm Beach | Florida | STARSOUTH STUCCO SYSTEMS, LLC | Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e) | Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet |
| An employee was plastering on the floor when he fell about 20 feet to the ground below, sustaining shoulder fissures. A safety railing was installed at the time of the incident. | |||||
| 2018-06-13 | West Palm Beach | Florida | U.S. Postal Service | Ankle(s) | Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c. |
| An employee operating a forklift suffered an ankle fracture when he struck a column and the forklift's battery cover struck him. | |||||
| 2018-05-22 | West Palm Beach | Florida | AHS Construction LLC | Nonclassifiable | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee was securing a horizontal form when the employee stepped away from the work platform and onto an exposed area of the building's leading edge. The employee then fell to the ground, suffering potential body fractures. Wooden guardrails were in place at the time. | |||||
| 2018-05-14 | West Palm Beach | Florida | Starbucks store#14230 | Wrist(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
| An employee slipped while walking behind a counter after another employee had previously mopped the floor. She fell to the floor and fractured her wrist. | |||||
| 2018-04-20 | West Palm Beach | Florida | GL Staffing Services | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
| While digging holes into the ground outside, an employee suffered from dehydration, renal failure, and a muscle injury, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
| 2018-04-19 | West Palm Beach | Florida | RANGER CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRIES, INC. | Brain | Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, roadway |
| An employee was riding on the back of a truck as part of an escort crew for milling equipment on a road construction project. The truck stopped and the employee was ejected, hitting his head on the pavement. | |||||
| 2018-03-29 | West Palm Beach | Florida | Florida Microelectronics, LLC | Hand(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was loading a CNC lathe with a metal rod when his left hand was caught between the rod and the machine, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
| 2018-03-28 | West Palm Beach | Florida | Southern Gunite Inc | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. |
| An employee was cleaning a cement/sand mixer when the machine amputated the employee's left index finger. The machine was on at the time. | |||||
| 2018-03-25 | West Palm Beach | Florida | Aldi's Super Market | Leg(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping |
| An employee tripped while wrapping a pallet, fracturing a leg and requiring hospitalization. | |||||
| 2018-02-15 | West Palm Beach | Florida | Walton P. Davis Moving & Storage | Hip(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping |
| An employee tripped and fell while walking into the warehouse through an office doorway. The employee fractured her right hip and was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2018-02-13 | West Palm Beach | Florida | Cord Financial LLC | Brain | Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving |
| An employee was entering his truck when he was assaulted with a hammer and robbed. The employee was hospitalized for a concussion. | |||||
| 2018-02-05 | West Palm Beach | Florida | THE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF THE PALM BEACHES, INC. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Other animal bites, nonvenomous |
| An employee was feeding a parrot when it bit her left index finger, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
| 2017-08-09 | West Palm Beach | Florida | Waste Collection Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| An employee was sorting concrete on a conveyor line when a piece of concrete moved and struck his right hand, fracturing his ring and pinky fingers. | |||||
| 2017-07-11 | West Palm Beach | Florida | HARMSCO INC. | Hand(s), except finger(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was helping to operate a metal shear. He was behind the machine when it cycled. The backstop came down and caught his hand between it and a material handling cart. He injured his right-hand palm and was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2017-05-13 | West Palm Beach | Florida | Concrete Cutting & Breaking Co. | Upper arm(s) | Injured by handheld object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| An employee was cutting concrete with a hydraulic saw when the saw kicked back, slipped from his hands, and lacerated his left bicep. | |||||
| 2017-05-06 | West Palm Beach | Florida | CVS Pharmacy | Coccygeal region | Fall on same level |
| An employee fell while exiting the bathroom, suffering injuries to her tailbone and possibly head. | |||||
| 2017-05-05 | West Palm Beach | Florida | Accurate Event Group, Inc. | Hand(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
| An employee was providing security services at an event when he tripped on a sand bag after opening a gate and fell to the ground. He suffered lacerations to the hand and right thumb pain, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
| 2017-04-29 | West Palm Beach | Florida | PALM BEACH RESOURCE RECOVERY CORPORATION | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| An employee was cleaning out ash from ductwork when he misstepped and fell approximately 3 feet down onto a structural beam, suffering broken ribs and requiring hospitalization. | |||||
| 2017-01-31 | West Palm Beach | Florida | INTERTEK TESTING SERVICES, NA, INC. | Wrist(s) | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
| An employee fell 10 feet to the ground while working from a ladder. The employee fractured his left wrist. | |||||
| 2016-09-08 | West Palm Beach | Florida | HUGHES CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRIES, INC. | Hand(s) | Nonclassifiable |
| An employee suffered hand/finger injuries as he was helping to unload corrugated metal sheets/sea walls from a truck. The metal sheets were being removed with a back-hoe and chain. | |||||
| 2016-08-31 | West Palm Beach | Florida | All Green Concepts Inc. | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet |
| As the employee was straightening a rebar to lay a block, the rebar snapped. The employee fell 14 feet over a parapet breaking the right knee and pelvis. | |||||
| 2016-08-05 | West Palm Beach | Florida | PAUL BANGE ROOFING OF S. FL, INC. | Ankle(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping, n.e.c. |
| An employee was gathering roofing debris in a wheel barrow when he tripped and fell on roofing material, breaking his right ankle and requiring hospitalization. | |||||
| 2016-07-26 | West Palm Beach | Florida | Costco Wholesale Corp | Leg(s) | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area |
| An employee's left leg was struck by a car while working at a gas station. | |||||
| 2016-05-09 | West Palm Beach | Florida | INTEG-CRETE CONSTRUCTION, LLC | Multiple head locations | Struck by falling object or equipment |
| On 05/09/16 at about 12:00 p.m., an employee was hit by an aluminum beam that fell, striking the employee's face and head. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2016-04-20 | West Palm Beach | Florida | United States Post Office | Forearm(s) | Fall on same level, n.e.c. |
| An employee was delivering mail to home addresses when a dog startled her. As she ran away from the dog, she fell and fractured her left forearm. | |||||
| 2016-03-25 | West Palm Beach | Florida | Cheney Brothers, Inc | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee had just finished loading his trailer. While closing the rear trailer door, his finger was caught between the door panels, amputating his right index fingertip. | |||||
| 2016-03-02 | West Palm Beach | Florida | Brookdale Senior Living Inc. | Leg(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| An employee was on a step ladder removing decorations when she landed and felt pain in her right leg and knee. | |||||
| 2016-02-19 | West Palm Beach | Florida | Parkway Support Services LLC | Fingertip(s) | Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle |
| An employee was closing the main cabin door and caught his left hand index finger between the door and aircraft resulting in a fingertip amputation. | |||||
| 2016-01-23 | West Palm Beach | Florida | NEWMAN QUALITY CONSTRUCTION, INC. | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet |
| An employee fell approximately 25 feet off a roof, breaking his shoulder and ribs. | |||||
| 2016-01-02 | West Palm Beach | Florida | AMERICAN ENGINEERING & DEVELOPMENT CORP. | Multiple body parts | Vehicle or machinery fire |
| An employee was compacting rock on a roller when the roller suddenly caught fire. The employee's shirt got stuck with the shifter and she suffered burns to her right arm, cheek, forehead, and the tip of her nose. She was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2015-12-28 | West Palm Beach | Florida | NUNEZ LAWNCARE & LANDSCAPING, INC. | Leg(s) | Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway |
| An employee's leg was amputated by a tractor-mower when it rolled over. | |||||
| 2015-11-16 | West Palm Beach | Florida | Marjam Supply Co, Inc. | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle |
| An employee was struck by a rolling forklift in the warehouse. The employee suffered fractured ribs. | |||||
| 2015-08-15 | West Palm Beach | Florida | Whole Foods Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| On 8-15-15, at 1330, an employee working in the seafood department received a puncture wound in her right index finger from a yellow tail snapper fin bone while scaling the fish. She was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2015-08-10 | West Palm Beach | Florida | FLORIDA POWER AND LIGHT | Arm(s) | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee suffered a broken arm while jumping a fence on a residential property. | |||||
| 2015-07-13 | West Palm Beach | Florida | Generations Air Conditioning, Inc. | Ankle(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| An employee climbed a fixed ladder to gain access to a roof. When he approached the top of the ladder, he opened a hinged lid and proceeded to climb up the ladder. The hinge failed and the lid struck the employee in the head causing him to fall approximately six feet to the ground below. The employee received a laceration to the face, contusions and bruising to the right shoulder, elbow and knee, and fractured his right ankle. The employee was transported to a local hospital where he was treated | |||||
| 2015-06-23 | West Palm Beach | Florida | Layne Christensen Company | Multiple body parts | Struck by discharged or flying object, n.e.c. |
| An employee was inside a sewer hole and was turning on a jetting tool when the pressure caused the hose to whip around and strike the employee's lip and elbow. | |||||
| 2015-05-19 | West Palm Beach | Florida | Kelly Tractor, Inc | Fingertip(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment |
| A hydraulic cylinder fell, landing on the employee's right thumb, resulting in the amputation of the right thumb fingertip. | |||||
| 2015-04-16 | West Palm Beach | Florida | EASTERN SELF STORAGE, INC. | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level |
| On April 16, 2015, at about 3 pm, an employee was standing on a step ladder placing boxes on a shelf. He fell to the floor and experienced a cut on the head, a fractured right wrist, back pain, and a concussion. He was admitted to the hospital. | |||||
| 2015-02-26 | West Palm Beach | Florida | KBR | Brain | Fall on same level, n.e.c. |
| An employee was starting up a pump and a hose was not secured. As the employee tried to control the hose, he lost his balance and fell at the same level, hitting his head on the concrete. | |||||