Orlando Florida is a paradise for tourists and residents, but it can also be dangerous for those who work in the area. In recent years, there have been a number of machinery accidents in Orlando that have caused serious injuries. One common type of accident is when a machine malfunctions and starts moving on its own. In these situations, it can be very difficult to stop the machine before it causes serious injury or damage. If you are injured as a result of an Orlando machinery accident, you may want to speak with an attorney.
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| Ravago Holdings America, Inc. Tupperware Brands Corporation Planet Hollywood International, Inc. Ravago Americas LLC Voxx International Corporation Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy, Inc. Dart Industries Inc. |
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What Machinery Accidents Have Occurred in Orlando Florida?
From Apartment Buildings to Factories, machinery accidents can happen in a variety of settings. In Orlando, Florida, these accidents have left victims with serious injuries and even death. Here is a look at some of the most recent reported accidents in Orlando.
| AccidentDate | Employer | City | State | Description | Injury | Body Part | Event | Injury Source | Other Injury Source |
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| 17/11/2021 | Averitt Express Inc. | Orlando | Fl | A driver was using a pallet jack to move a pallet to the back of a trailer when a slat broke on the pallet and caused the pallet jack to tilt. The driver fell off the back of the trailer about 4 feet to the pavement. The driver sustained an open fracture to the right elbow that required hospitalization and surgery. | Fractures | Elbow(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck | Floors, walkways, ground surfaces |
| 13/11/2021 | Baker Concrete Construction, Inc. | Orlando | Fl | An employee was working from a scaffold platform when an I-beam fell and struck their finger, pinching it between the I-beam and the scaffolding frame. The employee's finger was amputated. | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment | Beams-unattached metal | |
| 08/11/2021 | Baker Concrete Construction | Orlando | Fl | An employee was taking down a scaffolding system, standing on the walk board at the second tier, approximately 10 feet off the ground. The employee was tied off to the piece of frame that he was taking off and when he threw it away he fell to the ground, resulting in a fractured pelvis and a broken finger. | Fractures | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet | Scaffolds-staging | Floors, walkways, ground surfaces |
| 05/11/2021 | CVS Health | Orlando | Fl | An employee was walking down stairs. She fell at the last two steps and suffered a broken femur. | Fractures | Thigh(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Stairs, steps | Floors, walkways, ground surfaces |
| 27/10/2021 | CKS Packing Inc. | Orlando | Fl | An employee was clearing a jam on a laydown trimmer when his right hand contacted the trimmer, resulting in a severe cut on his ring finger. The employee was hospitalized. | Cuts, lacerations | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Machinery | |
| 25/10/2021 | Hotelier Management Service LLC | Orlando | Fl | An employee was separating a steam pipe union on an industrial tunnel washer to make repairs. As the employee unscrewed the connection, it came apart suddenly and hot steam burned employee's upper body and upper legs, resulting in hospitalization. | Heat (thermal) burns | Multiple body parts | Contact with hot objects or substances | Steam, vapors-nonchemical | |
| 12/10/2021 | Tradesmen International | Orlando | Fl | An employee was working on a main distribution panel (MDP) when an electric shock resulted in burns that required hospitalization. | Electrical burns | Nonclassifiable | Direct exposure to electricity | Switchboards, switches, fuses | |
| 11/10/2021 | DPR Construction, Inc. | Orlando | Fl | An employee was placing rigging hooks on a rebar mat to be lifted by a forklift. The rebar mat became stuck and when the employee went to free the mat, it suddenly came loose and pinched his left middle finger between two rebar mats, resulting in a crush injury and a laceration that required hospitalization. | Crushing injuries | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Structural elements | Structural elements, n.e.c. |
| 30/09/2021 | COASTAL MECHANICAL SERVICES, LLC | Orlando | Fl | An employee was picking up a piece of copper pipe when it slipped out of his hand. As he tried to grab it, his finger was pinched between the piece of copper pipe and a sharp end of a pipe connection coming out of a building. The employee suffered a torn tendon on his ring finger, resulting in hospitalization and surgery. | Cuts, lacerations | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, n.e.c. | Metal pipes, tubing | Pipes, ducts, tubing |
| 29/09/2021 | Halperns Steak & Gary Seafood | Orlando | Fl | An employee was cutting meat products on a bandsaw. Product bound up in the saw, causing the employee's left hand to contact the sawblade and resulting in amputation of the ring finger. | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment | Butchering machinery | |
| 25/09/2021 | Universal Orlando Resort | Orlando | Fl | An employee was prepping food when he dropped a can of tomato sauce. He reached out to catch the can and suffered lacerations to two of his fingers. | Cuts, lacerations | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker | Cans | |
| 17/09/2021 | Universal Orlando Resort | Orlando | Fl | An employee slipped and fell while walking into a pastry shop, suffering a broken femur. | Fractures | Thigh(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping | Floor | |
| 13/09/2021 | JPL Construction 1 | Orlando | Fl | An employee was cleaning the tip of a caulking sprayer. The sprayer discharged and injected caulking into her right hand. She was hospitalized. | Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds | Hand(s) | Struck by discharged object or substance | Tars, sealants, caulking, insulation | Sprayers, air guns-paint |
| 13/09/2021 | FedEx Ground | Orlando | Fl | On September 13, 2021, an employee was closing a small gate on a package chute when it caught his left index fingertip. The fingertip was amputated. | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. | Chutes | |
| 07/09/2021 | Titan Electric Southeast, LLC | Orlando | Fl | On September 7, 2021, an employee was using a utility knife (in his right hand) to open a floor box containing an electrical enclosure. When he swung the knife upward to cut through the tape, it lacerated his left wrist. He was hospitalized. | Cuts, lacerations | Wrist(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker | Box cutters and razor knives | |
| 05/09/2021 | Keke's Breakfast Cafe | Orlando | Fl | An employee was working in a kitchen area when a pot caught fire. The employee suffered third-degree burns to the right arm while moving it. | Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns | Arm(s) | Small-scale (limited) fire | Pots, pans, trays | |
| 03/09/2021 | Frito-Lay, Inc. | Orlando | Fl | On September 3, 2021, an employee was troubleshooting an extruder take-away conveyor. As the chain and sprocket was rotated, it pinched the employee's right index finger and the sprocket's teeth lacerated the employee's fingertip. The fingertip was medically amputated. | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized | |
| 31/08/2021 | Ceco Concrete Construction, L.L.C. | Orlando | Fl | On August 31, 2021, an employee was removing a bolt in order to remove a section of some scaffolding. A scaffold fell off a nearby forklift and landed on the employee's left leg, causing multiple fractures. The employee was hospitalized. | Fractures | Leg(s) | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part | Scaffolds-staging | Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered |
| 29/08/2021 | Shippers Warehouse, Inc. | Orlando | Fl | On August 29, 2021, a temporary employee was backing up a stand-up forklift when his left big toe was caught between the forklift and a rail. The toe was amputated. | Amputations | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident | Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered | Structures and surfaces |
| 19/08/2021 | John Bean Technologies Corporation | Orlando | Fl | On August 19, 2021, an employee was working with the deicer machine on an airplane. Finishing the job, he moved to close the 500-pound power module. His right hand was caught between the power module and the deicer machine. Three fingertips were amputated. | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Contact with objects and equipment | Airport utility vehicle-powered | |
| 27/07/2021 | A-1 Block Corporation | Orlando | Fl | On July 27, 2021, an employee was on a straight ladder to check the level of an open aggregate hopper when the ladder slipped, causing him to fall approximately 3-4 feet and resulting in a broken left ankle. | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Straight ladders | Floors, walkways, ground surfaces |
| 22/07/2021 | Universal Orlando Resort | Orlando | Fl | At about 3:45 p.m. on July 22, 2021, an employee became ill during a scheduled break from working at a resort attraction's outdoor guest services kiosk. At about 5:10 p.m., the employee was found lying semiconscious next to a vehicle in the parking lot. He was hospitalized, suffering from possible heat-related illness. | Effects of heat and light | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat | Heat-environmental | |
| 16/07/2021 | Banker Steel South, LLC | Orlando | Fl | On July 16, 2021, an employee was moving a 3/4-inch metal plate with a crane onto a work skid when his left ring finger got caught between the load and the skid, resulting in a pinched fingertip. The employee was hospitalized for surgery. | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Cranes | Skids, pallets |
| 16/07/2021 | Aramark Uniform Services | Orlando | Fl | On July 16, 2021, an employee was operating a lift when his left hand was caught between the lift and a sort rail. He suffered a laceration and nerve damage to the hand and was hospitalized. | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Hand(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Elevators, hoists, aerial lifts, personnel platforms-except truck-mounted | |
| 14/07/2021 | Mechanical Services of Central Florida, Inc. | Orlando | Fl | An employee was attempting to cut a groove in an 8-inch diameter HVAC pipe using a roll grooving tool when his hand slipped and the tip of his right index finger was crushed in the point of operation. | Crushing injuries | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Boring, drilling, planing, milling machinery | |
| 05/07/2021 | FLORIDA FRAMING, LLC | Orlando | Fl | An employee was laying out plywood on the roof of a building and fell about 15 feet. The employee sustained sprains. | Sprains | Nonclassifiable | Fall to lower level | Roofs | Nonclassifiable |
| 24/06/2021 | Energy Air, Inc. | Orlando | Fl | On June 24, 2021, an employee was exiting the elevator when she tripped on the carpet and fell, resulting in a dislocation/fracture of her right leg. | Fractures and dislocations | Leg(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping, n.e.c. | Floor | |
| 24/05/2021 | Crown Energy Services, Inc. dba Able Engineering Services, Inc. | Orlando | Fl | An employee was servicing/inspecting the belt and pulley on an air exchange unit and amputated their right thumb. | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Heating, cooling, and cleaning machinery and appliances | |
| 22/05/2021 | SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment Inc. | Orlando | Fl | An employee was about to sit down in a chair and fell. The back of the employee's head struck the floor. | Intracranial injuries | Brain | Fall while sitting | Floor | |
| 21/05/2021 | Gator Gypsum, Inc. | Orlando | Fl | An employee was working in the bed of a truck strapping material down. The employee stepped backward and fell out of the truck to the ground below. The employee suffered a broken rib and collapsed lung. | Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Other fall to lower level | Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility | Floors, walkways, ground surfaces |
| 19/05/2021 | Caliber Holdings Corporation | Orlando | Fl | On May 19, 2021, an employee was standing next to the frame machine as it was being pulled into the stall. The dolly wheel ran over his right foot causing a fracture. The employee was hospitalized. | Fractures | Foot (feet) | Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by another person | Cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered | |
| 19/05/2021 | United Parcel Service, Inc. | Orlando | Fl | On May 19, 2021, an employee was responding to a road call and had just arrived at the scene. He fell as he stepped out of the tractor cab and he landed on the ground, suffering a hip fracture. | Fractures | Hip(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck | Floors, walkways, ground surfaces |
| 19/05/2021 | Emser Tile, LLC | Orlando | Fl | On May 19, 2021, an employee was throwing away a display into the top of the dumpster when he slipped and fell off of the dock ledge to the ground about 3.5 to 4 feet below. He suffered a fractured femur and was hospitalized. | Fractures | Thigh(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Ramps, loading docks, dock plates | Floors, walkways, ground surfaces |
| 18/05/2021 | Southeast Concrete, LLC | Orlando | Fl | An employee was aligning supply wood to cut with a handheld saw when the saw jerked, caught the employee's glove, and pulled the employee's left index finger into the blade resulting in a partial amputation. | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker | Saws-powered, except chainsaws | Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves |
| 17/05/2021 | BellSouth Telecommunication, Inc. | Orlando | Fl | On May 17, 2021, a service technician was using a 6-ft. A-frame ladder to install cable service at a residence when he fell off the ladder and onto the wood floor. He suffered a broken right ankle and was hospitalized. | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Other fall to lower level | Step ladders | Floor, n.e.c. |
| 17/05/2021 | Orlando Drum Co. | Orlando | Fl | An employee was trying to clear a jam while walking on a conveyor. His foot got stuck and he fell off the side of the conveyor and broke his leg. | Fractures | Leg(s) | Other fall to lower level | Material and personnel handling machinery | |
| 30/04/2021 | Altamonte Glass & Mirror, Inc. | Orlando | Fl | On April 30, 2021, an employee and his co-workers were offloading glass from a crate and when the crate opened. All of the glass in the crate fell out, landing on the employee's right thigh and trapping him against a fence. He suffered a broken right femur and was hospitalized. | Fractures | Thigh(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. | Glass building materials | Boxes, crates, cartons |
| 28/04/2021 | Batson-Cook Construction Company | Orlando | Fl | On April 28, 2021, an employee was inspecting steel fixers in the second floor deck of a new hospital. When he stepped on the steel pan section (U-channel), his foot slipped and landed in a 20-inch-deep space between the pans. He suffered a broken left leg and was hospitalized. | Fractures | Leg(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Structural elements | Nonclassifiable |
| 27/04/2021 | Heritage Construction and Roofing | Orlando | Fl | On April 27, 2021, an employee was climbing to a second-story roof using a ladder. He fell, landing on the ground and suffering a broken left elbow and hand. | Fractures | Hand(s) and elbow(s) | Other fall to lower level | Movable ladders | Floors, walkways, ground surfaces |
| 24/04/2021 | Matcon Construction Services, Inc. | Orlando | Fl | An employee was working from an elevated scaffold system. While applying force with a burke bar to strip the wood, he fell 8 feet to the dirt. The employee was hospitalized with a dislocated and fractured right foot. | Fractures and dislocations | Foot (feet) | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet | Scaffolds-staging | Ground, n.e.c. |
| 14/04/2021 | Staples Inc. | Orlando | Fl | On April 14, 2021, an employee was using a manual pallet jack when she saw a stand-up pallet jack turning into her aisle. She stepped back, tripped over her jack, and fell to the floor. She suffered a broken right wrist and was hospitalized. | Fractures | Wrist(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Floor | Pallet jack-nonpowered |
| 11/04/2021 | National Distribution Center | Orlando | Fl | An employee was operating an electric pallet jack. The jack went out of control during a turn and ran over the employee's right leg, breaking the ankle. The employee was hospitalized. | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Nonroadway noncollision incident, n.e.c. | Pallet jack-powered | |
| 10/04/2021 | Everblades Outdoors, LLC | Orlando | Fl | On April 10, 2021, an employee was using a leaf blower. He was assisting the operator of a riding lawn mower when the mower ran over his foot, its blade amputating multiple toes. | Amputations | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area | Lawn mowers-riding | |
| 08/04/2021 | Coca Cola Refreshments | Orlando | Fl | On April 8, 2021, an employee was walking on a warehouse floor when a forklift backed into him. He suffered foot and leg injuries and was hospitalized. | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Foot(feet) and leg(s) | Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up on side of road | Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered | |
| 02/04/2021 | David Allen Tile Company, Incorporated | Orlando | Fl | On April 2, 2021, an employee was changing the pads on a grinding machine when the top of the machine fell down on the employee's hand, resulting in amputation of the left middle fingertip. | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects | Grinders, abraders | |
| 30/03/2021 | Universal Orlando Resort | Orlando | Fl | An employee was walking to a trash compactor. He stepped up onto a wood platform and fell to the ground about 2 feet below, suffering a broken left wrist. He was hospitalized. | Fractures | Wrist(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Scaffolds-staging | Floors, walkways, ground surfaces |
| 27/03/2021 | Accredo Health Group, Inc | Orlando | Fl | On March 27, 2021, an employee was walking over an island in a parking lot when she slipped on leaves on the ground and fell. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured right ankle that required surgery. | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping | Ground | Plants, trees, vegetation-not processed, n.e.c. |
| 22/03/2021 | UNIVERSAL ORLANDO RESORT | Orlando | Fl | An employee fell from the back of a golf cart as it turned. The employee landed on the pavement and suffered a broken left collarbone and two broken ribs. He was hospitalized. | Fractures | Multiple body parts | Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway | Golf cart, personnel transport cart | |
| 14/03/2021 | Orlando Health, Inc. | Orlando | Fl | On March 14, 2021, an employee was pouring hot water from a container into a salad bar ice reservoir to melt the ice and prepare the salad bar station for cleaning. The water spilled down the employee's front, causing third-degree burns to his abdomen and the front of his legs. He was hospitalized. | Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns | Multiple body parts | Contact with hot objects or substances | Water | |
| 12/03/2021 | The Middlesex Corporation | Orlando | Fl | On March 12, 2020, an employee was driving a pickup truck along a closed highway lane. The truck hit the side of a skid steer's track, and the employee suffered neck whiplash. He was hospitalized. | Whiplash | Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Roadway collision with other vehicle | Pickup truck | Skid steer loaders, mini loaders |
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