Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-10-25	Pahokee	Fl	Big Lake Planting, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Fall, slip, trip
An employee was climbing into a sugarcane whole stock seed cutter. He slipped on its steps, fell, and reached out to catch himself. A chain on the seed cutter lacerated his index, middle, and ring fingers.
2021-10-17	Raceland	La	Raceland Raw Sugar LLC	Foot (feet) and ankle(s)	Fall through surface or existing opening
An employee was washing sugar cane pulp off the floor of a mill area while wearing knee-high rubber boots. The employee stepped onto a floor grate when it shifted, causing him to step into a floor drain with his right leg. Hot water that was in the drain entered the employee's boot, resulting in burns to his ankle and foot.
2021-10-07	Canal Point	Fl	Martinez and Sons Trucking, LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
After throwing sugar cane onto a trailer, an employee developed trouble breathing, due to heat exhaustion.
2021-10-05	Huntsville	Al	ABC Employment Holdings, LLC	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
A temporary employee was using a cane to walk toward his work station. The cane slipped out from under him and the employee fell to the concrete floor, resulting in a broken hip.
2021-09-14	Houma	La	Stabil Drill Specialties, LLC	Thigh(s)	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
Employees were at the facility to perform hurricane cleanup and repair. The frame of a pull-down overhead door had been blown out during the hurricane. An employee was mounting a board to a bracket of the frame to then install a temporary vinyl curtain. The employee was standing on a pallet that was attached to a forklift and was approximately 8-10 feet above the gravel ground. When the employee struck the overhead door, it came loose and struck him, causing him to fall from the pallet to the gr
2021-08-30	Orange Beach	Al	Tom Thumb	Hip(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was leaving a store when a gust of hurricane-level wind picked her up and tossed her to the ground. She suffered a broken hip.
2020-09-29	Clewiston	Fl	Valley Produce Harvesting & Hauling Co.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
On 9/29/2020, an employee was planting sugarcane when he began to feel ill. The employee was hospitalized due to heat stroke.
2020-09-22	Mobile	Al	Flowerwood Nursery, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Stings and venomous bites
An employee was picking up hurricane debris and was bitten by a copperhead snake on two fingers on his right hand. The employee was hospitalized for treatment.
2020-07-31	Miramar	Florida	CB Structures	Lumbar region	Fall through surface or existing opening
During hurricane clean up, an employee fell through a trash chute on the third floor. The employee landed on the ground and sustained a fracture to the second lumbar vertebra.
2020-07-02	Bangor	Maine	Dead River Company	Brain	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee tripped on his cane and hit his head on a cabinet.
2020-02-01	Belle Glade	Florida	Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative of Florida	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was removing blades from a cane knife when the blades amputated the employee's left middle finger.
2019-09-11	Belle Glade	Florida	Martinez and Sons Trucking, Inc	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee became dizzy while planting sugar cane and was hospitalized, suffering from heat stress.
2019-09-05	Pahokee	Florida	Valley Produce Harvesting & Hauling Co.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was hospitalized after he fainted in a sugar cane field due to heat stress.
2019-08-29	Orlando	Florida	John Deere Orlando Training Center	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was working outside to prepare for a hurricane. He felt ill and began vomiting and was hospitalized. He sustained a head contusion and possible heat-related illness.
2019-08-05	White Castle	Louisiana	Ramagos Farms, Inc	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was walking behind the planter machine that was planting sugar cane. While on break the employee collapsed. The employee was hospitalized for heat stroke with complications.
2019-07-02	Enigma	Georgia	Southern Grace Farms, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was manually cutting blackberry canes in the field. The employee sustained heat stroke and was hospitalized.
2019-05-04	Choctaw	Mississippi	Pearl River Resort	Foot(feet) and knee(s)	Other jump to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was on the lift gate of a box truck unloading when a cart containing food started rolling towards him. The employee jumped from the truck to the parking lot and fractured the right knee and left calcaneus.
2019-03-12	Grand Ridge	Florida	Ceres Environmental Services, Inc.	Brain	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was using a knuckle boom to clear hurricane debris. A log slid off the grapple bucket and hit him in the face, knocking him out of his seat. He fell about 15 feet to the ground. He suffered a traumatic brain injury, a broken wrist, and other injuries.
2018-08-14	Mount Holly	Arkansas	WATSON SAWMILL	Multiple body parts	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
A 20-ton crane was removing a vibrating conveyor trough from the facility. The crane operator was swinging the trough to the left when the trough shifted in the cane and broke the safety latch on the crane hook. The trough fell about 5 feet and struck an employee in the chest. The employee suffered arm fractures and a broken rib.
2018-05-25	Greer	South Caroli	Transportation Security Administration	Leg(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was loading a van. He bent to pick up his cane from the ground and fell, breaking his leg. He was hospitalized.
2018-04-30	Port Saint Lucie	Florida	USI Professional	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was installing insulation in a home. As he was closing an open hurricane-resistant window, it came down on his left pinky finger and severely lacerated it.
2018-04-14	Watford City	North Dakota	Adler Hot Oil Service, LLC	Multiple body parts	Struck by discharged or flying object
An employee was steaming out a line when a candy cane propelled out of the tank, striking the employee in the head and hands. The employee suffered a facial cut, facial burns, and a broken hand.
2018-04-10	Watford City	North Dakota	Adler Hot Oil Service, LLC	Arm(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was injured when a candy cane in a Poseidon tank came loose and a ratchet strap that was holding the candy cane struck and lacerated his arm.
2018-01-17	Nashua	New Hampshir	Sodexo	Upper and lower limb(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee's cane turned sideways while the employee was walking through the lobby, causing the employee to lose balance and fall to the floor. The employee fractured the left ankle, right knee, and right shoulder.
2017-09-29	Hobe Sound	Florida	STEADFAST STORM SYSTEMS, INC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was installing hurricane shutters when a metal reel fell and struck the employee's right hand, crushing the index finger. The finger was surgically amputated.
2017-09-25	Vero Beach	Florida	Smith Cleaning	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee fell approximately 15 feet from a ladder when he lost his balance while removing hurricane shutter panels. He injured his back and had surgery.
2017-09-20	Victoria	Texas	Tradesmen International LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee had been performing post-hurricane cleanup and demolition at an apartment complex for 10 hours when he lost consciousness due to the heat. He was hospitalized for dehydration.
2017-09-20	Deltona	Florida	Southwestern Electric Power Company	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall or jump curtailed by personal fall arrest system
An employee was ascending a pole to make electrical repairs after a hurricane when his climbing gaff (the nail of the climbing hooks that go into the pole) struck a metal washer in the wooden pole, causing him to hit his jaw on the wooden pole. The back of his neck was then punctured by a wooden splinter on the pole. He hung about 25 feet in the air with his fall arrest system. He was hospitalized.
2017-09-20	Indiantown	Florida	MCNEILL LABOR MANAGEMENT INC.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee passed out due to heat stress while hand planting sugar cane plants at a farm.
2017-09-19	Lake Placid	Florida	The Hallmark Companies, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee was inspecting and repairing a roof that had hurricane damage when he fell from the roof and struck a tree trunk, suffering a compression fracture to the L2 vertebra, a spiral fracture to the right tibia, and ankle injuries.
2017-09-16	Dallas	Texas	Pecan Deluxe Candy Co	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping, n.e.c.
While walking, an employee's cane got caught on the door and she fell forward resulting in a broken hip.
2017-09-12	Miami Gardens	Florida	Operations Management International, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee had locked and tagged out an air handling unit to replace covers that were removed during a hurricane. He noticed that the belt was loose and attempted to tighten it. He then checked the tension of the belt and rotated the belt with his right hand. The momentum created when turning the motor pulled his fingertips into the pulley, lacerating and fracturing his right index, middle, and ring fingertips.
2017-08-21	San Marcos	Texas	HEB Grocery Company, LP	Thigh(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was walking with a cane when she tripped on the cane and fell, breaking her right femur.
2017-01-02	Belle Glade	Florida	SUGAR CANE GROWERS COOPERATIVE OF FLORIDA	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was re-attaching the dump arm to the main frame of a cane trailer. The employee's right index finger was crushed in a pinch point causing an open fracture.
2016-10-05	Daytona Beach	Florida	McAllister Carpet and Tile, Inc.	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
The employee fell approximately eight feet from a pallet/crate elevated with a forklift, while installing plywood on the windows of the warehouse in preparation for hurricane Matthew. The employee's ankle was fractured.
2016-03-29	Santa Rosa	Texas	Rio Grande Valley Sugar Growers, Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Contact with hot objects or substances
Employees were about to take samples of hot sugar cane juice as the machine was processing the sugar cane. An air bubble inside the line caused the line to burp, and 200-degree hot sugar cane juice inside the line splattered onto the employees. Two employees sustained first and second degree burns.
2015-11-10	Clewiston	Florida	U.S. SUGAR CORP.	Leg(s)	Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
An employee had been burning sugar cane. An ember blew into the bed of the employee's pick-up truck and ignited a safety gas can. The employee's left leg was burned.
2015-06-22	Philadelphia	Pennsylvania	Rite Aid of Pennsylvania, Inc.	Eye(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee was injured while setting up a rotating rack used to display canes. The employee suffered a corneal abrasion to the left eye.
2015-04-03	Cape San Blas	Florida	Arrow Builders LLC	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was putting hurricane clips on the first landing of the stairs using a 4-foot ladder. He had one foot on the window sill and one foot on the ladder. There was dew on the window sill. He slipped and fell to the ground, breaking his right elbow and suffering a concussion and bruises on his forehead.