In Pembroke Pines Florida, there have been a number of machinery accidents in recent years. Many of these accidents have involved heavy equipment, such as bulldozers and backhoes. One reason for this is that these machines are big and expensive, and they can be difficult to operate. If you are injured in a machinery accident in Pembroke Pines, you may be able to recover compensation from the responsible party. Speak with an experienced personal injury lawyer today to find out what you are entitled to.
Manufacturing Companies
There are many different manufacturing companies located in Pembroke Pines Florida. Some of these companies include
| Evolution Lighting, LLC Certified Engines Unlimited, Inc. Resof, LLC Aerial Banners, Inc. Southern Sales & Services, Inc. Tws Fabricators Pembroke Salsa Pines Inc |
Rejuvel Bio-Sciences, Inc. Mito Corp South Florida Sheet Metal, Inc Good Chance Textile, Inc. Aeronate, Inc. Ventilex, Inc. America Energy, Inc. |
Machinery Accidents
In recent years, machinery accidents have become more common as a result of advances in technology. According to the U.S. Department of Labor, between 2004 and 2012 there was a 280 percent increase in the number of workplace injuries caused by machines. Unfortunately, these accidents can have serious consequences for both workers and employers. Here are some examples from Pembroke Pines Florida:
| AccidentDate | Employer | City | State | Description | Injury | Body Part | Event | Injury Source | Other Injury Source |
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| 26/03/2021 | Associated Grocers of New England, Inc. | Pembroke | Nh | An employee was hospitalized with a foot injury after their right foot was crushed between two powered industrial trucks (PIT). | Crushing injuries | Foot (feet) | Nonclassifiable | Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered | Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered |
| 01/09/2020 | Operations Management International, Inc. | Pembroke Pines | Fl | An employee was removing lime from the interior wall of a holding tank while working from a baker-style scaffold. A section of lime fell and struck the side of the scaffold causing it to tip over. The employee fell to the ground approximately 5 feet below and sustained fractures to both wrists. | Fractures | Wrist(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Scaffolds-self-supporting staging | Scrap, waste, debris, n.e.c. |
| 24/08/2019 | WM Reuter Recycling | Pembroke Pines | Florida | An employee was cleaning and doing routine maintenance on a screen conveyor belt when he lost his footing and fell backwards onto the belt, suffering fractures to the lower back. | Fractures | Lumbar region | Fall on same level, n.e.c. | Conveyors-belt | |
| 06/08/2019 | Optimum Building Systems, LLC | Pembroke | New Hampshir | An employee's left index fingertip was amputated by a power press. | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects | Presses, except printing | |
| 14/06/2018 | R & L CARRIERS SHARED SERVICES LLC | Pembroke Pines | Florida | An employee was removing a pallet in a trailer when the pallet fell on him, fracturing his right leg. | Fractures | Leg(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. | Skids, pallets | |
| 31/03/2018 | Bridgestone Americas | Pembroke Pines | Florida | An employee was mounting tires when his right index finger was caught in a pinch point, amputating his fingertip. | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Product assembly machinery | |
| 24/01/2018 | V&M Erectors, Inc. | Pembroke Pines | Florida | An employee was loading a truck with material when a metal banding brace that was holding the material broke and lacerated his finger. | Cuts, lacerations | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by object or equipment | Bands | |
| 16/01/2018 | CZM USA, Corp. | Pembroke | Georgia | An employee was standing on one side of a rotary drilling bit while a forklift was on the opposite side, pushing the center piece out of a rotary drilling bit. The employee was holding a metal square plate to help remove the center piece when the center piece became dislodged from the rotary. The employee's hand was then caught between the metal square plate he was holding and the center piece. He sustained an amputation to his right index and middle fingers and a laceration to his left thumb. | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Machine and appliance parts | Metal plates, metal panels |
| 30/08/2017 | David Bange Roofing | Pembroke Pines | Florida | On 8/30/2017, an employee was repairing a roof when he fell off, fracturing his heel. | Fractures | Heel(s) | Other fall to lower level | Roofs | |
| 08/08/2017 | Michaels Stores, Inc. | Pembroke Pines | Florida | While walking into the store, an employee tripped over a door mat and fell, breaking her femur. | Fractures | Thigh(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Floor | Floor coverings- nonstructural |
| 02/05/2017 | Pike Electric, LLC. | Pembroke Pines | Florida | On May 2, 2017, at 3:00 PM an employee was repairing the brakes on a trailer. He released the jack and the trailer came down on his right hand resulting in a laceration. The employee was hospitalized for treatment. | Cuts, lacerations | Hand(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Trailers | |
| 08/03/2017 | AUTONATION, INC. | Pembroke Pines | Florida | An employee was holding on to the valves of two cylinders of MIG welding gas on two adjacent welding machines and was shocked (110V) due to an internal short in one of the machines. The employee was hospitalized. | Electrocutions, electric shocks | BODY SYSTEMS | Direct exposure to electricity, 220 volts or less | Welding machinery | |
| 09/02/2016 | BONNESS, INC. | Pembroke Pines | Florida | While an employee was laying pipe, a piece of 36" concrete pipe became disconnected from an excavator. The pipe rolled down the slope of the excavation and up against the employee, striking and breaking his lower left leg bones. | Fractures | Lower leg(s) | Struck by object or equipment rolling freely | Concrete or clay pipes and conduits | |
| 05/01/2016 | LA PETITE ACADEMY, INC. | Pembroke Pines | Florida | An employee was hospitalized with leg injuries after slipping on liquid on the floor of the children's restroom. | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Leg(s) | Slip on substance without fall | Floor | Liquids |
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