DateCityStateEmployerBody PartEvent
2021-02-10Winter GardenFlMontrose Construction, Inc.BrainOther fall to lower level less than 6 feet
On February 10, 2021, an employee was carrying a 2x4 down the stairs when the 2x4 got caught on the permanent handrail causing the employee to fall approximately 4 to 5 steps down the stairs. The employee was hospitalized with a head injury and a fractured skull.
2020-09-14Winter GardenFlYellowstone Landscape-Southeast, LLCBODY SYSTEMSStings and venomous bites
An employee was bitten by a rattlesnake while pulling weeds.
2019-09-12Winter GardenFloridaTLC Diversified, Inc.Knee(s)Struck by rolling object or equipment-other than powered vehicle
An employee was measuring a ductile iron pipe with another employee. The pipe was on the ground on top of 2x4's and was previously cut at one end, which was sharp. When they tried to move the pipe, it rolled, pinning the employee against the tire of a loader and lacerating his right knee. He was hospitalized.
2019-08-16Winter GardenFloridaAMERICAN IN-LINE INSPECTION SERVICE, INC.Toes(s), toenail(s)Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was sitting on a truck, lowering a camera into a manhole. A front end loader struck him, causing amputations to his right big and second toes.
2019-05-16Winter GardenFloridaRobins & MortonFinger(s), fingernail(s)Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
An employee was driving a utility terrain vehicle (UTV) and struck some 4-inch PVC pipes laying on the ground. The employee lost control of UTV and as he was about to be ejected he grabbed the rear view mirror causing it to break and lacerate his left index and middle fingers.
2018-04-07Winter GardenFloridaG & D Janitorial Inc.Chest, except internal location of diseases or disordersOther fall to lower level
An employee was descending a ladder after washing windows when one foot of the ladder sank into the dirt, causing it to shift sideways. The employee then fell off the ladder to the ground, fracturing two ribs and requiring hospitalization.
2018-02-20Winter GardenFloridaH&E Equipment Services Finger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was troubleshooting a mobile power unit compressor when his hand entered the running machine, breaking two fingers.
2017-08-09Winter GardenFloridaSSS Down to Earth Opco, LLC.Neck, except internal location of diseases or disordersStruck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was lifting a trailer door when the door broke and came down on his head and pinned his body underneath it. He fractured his neck.
2017-05-20Winter GardenFloridaMarshallWrist(s)Fall on same level
An employee stepped on a store fixture, slipped, and fell to the ground, breaking the left wrist.
2016-10-20Winter GardenFloridaPetersenDean Roofing and SolarMultiple foot (feet) locationsOther fall to lower level
An employee was climbing a 32' fiberglass ladder to access a two-story new construction roof and fell fracturing the right heel and left foot (forefoot).
2016-10-14Winter GardenFloridaGulf Eagle Supply CompanyMultiple trunk locationsFall through surface or existing opening 21 to 25 feet
An employee loading materials onto the roof fell through a skylight approximately 25 feet resulting in broken ribs and back.
2016-08-08Winter GardenFloridaB&M Landscape Concepts, IncFingertip(s)Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was trimming shrubs with gas-powered shears when the shears amputated his right-hand index fingertip.
2016-08-01Winter GardenFloridaThe TJX Companies, Inc.Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was walking toward the back of the store when the employee tripped over an empty rack and fell, fracturing the left shoulder.
2016-06-24Winter GardenFloridaSeminole Masonry, LLCBODY SYSTEMSExposure to environmental heat
An employee who was tending to masons began to feel light-headed, weak, and dizzy, requiring hospitalization for possible heat exposure.
2016-06-14Winter GardenFloridaJr. Davis Construction Company, Inc.BODY SYSTEMSExposure to environmental heat
While installing underground utilities, an employee began to feel sick. The employee was hospitalized for heat-related illness.
2016-06-04Winter GardenFloridaArgos USAFinger(s), fingernail(s)Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was clearing an obstruction on a silo gate when the gate closed on and fractured his finger.
2016-03-04Winter GardenFloridaAllen & Company, Inc.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
A front end loader was pulling a truck out of the sand. The loader operator asked an employee to hold the chain used to pull the truck. The chain became tight and caught the employee's middle ring finger, fracturing it. The employee required surgery.
2015-12-08Winter GardenFloridaKirklandsArm(s)Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
While descending a 10 ft. A-frame ladder an employee's foot got caught between the rungs and the employee fell approximately 8 feet hitting some shelves before hitting the ground and fracturing the left arm.
2015-09-30Winter GardenFloridaCentral Hauling & ExcavatingPelvisOther fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was climbing into his dump truck and fell. The employee was hospitalized with a broken pelvis.
2015-09-23Winter GardenFloridaRoof Commander, IncLumbar regionFall or jump curtailed by personal fall arrest system
An employee slipped from a 10-foot roof while installing flashing. The employee suffered lower back pain and a potential fracture due to the harness and lanyard restraint impact.
2015-04-13Winter GardenFloridaAAC Construction Group IncNonclassifiableFall or jump curtailed by personal fall arrest system
An employee fell from the roof at a four-story apartment complex while installing roof decking. The employee was wearing a harness at the time.