When machinery fails, accidents can and do happen. In St. Petersburg Florida, there have been a number of machinery accidents that have resulted in injuries to both employees and customers. If you are involved in a machinery accident in St. Petersburg Florida, it is important to know your rights and what steps you can take to protect yourself.
Accident Statistics
In the past ten years there have been a total of twenty-one accidents reported in St. Petersburg Florida, resulting in eighty-eight injuries. This represents a rate of 1.8 accidents per 1000 workers, which is considerably higher than the national average of 1.2 accidents per 1000 workers. The leading causes of accidents in St. Petersburg Florida are falls (27%) and machine malfunctions (26%).
Manufacturing Companies
St. Petersburg Florida is home to a number of manufacturing companies, including:
| Body LLC Mother Kombucha LLC New Dawn Coffee Company, Inc. AMR Healthy Foods, LLC Ie Foods Inc The Fresh Foods Distributive Inc J.do Salsa Co. LLC |
Reva Foods, LLCAerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing |
These companies produce a wide range of products, from cars and airplanes to farm equipment and consumer electronics. Many of these factories are located in the city’s industrial district, which is located along the banks of the Tampa Bay River.
Machinery Accidents
Since Florida is an agricultural state, it is not surprising that machinery accidents are common, particularly in St. Petersburg. Some of the reported industry accidents in St. Petersburg include the following:
| AccidentDate | Employer | City | State | Description | Injury | Body Part | Event | Injury Source | Other Injury Source |
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| 01/11/2021 | Pinnacle Services of Pinellas, Inc. | Saint Petersburg | Fl | An employee was setting up for work on the upper level of a two-story roof when he slipped on moisture that was on the new underlayment. He slid down the roof (6:12 pitch) and fell off the second-story eave, landing on the first-story roof deck, creating a hole in the wood sheathing; he continued falling and landed on the ground below. The employee sustained fractures to his wrist and lower back. | Fractures | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet | Roofs | Liquids |
| 13/10/2021 | REINFORCED STRUCTURES INC. | Saint Petersburg | Fl | An employee was stacking column forms. The employee's right little finger was caught and broken between two of the forms. | Fractures | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Structural elements | Structural elements, n.e.c. |
| 29/08/2021 | Lewis Tree Service, Inc. | Saint Petersburg | Fl | An employee fell while climbing down a tree, landing on the ground 10 feet below and suffering a broken lower back vertebra. | Fractures | Lumbar region | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet | Trees | Ground, n.e.c. |
| 31/07/2021 | Arrow Environmental Services | Saint Petersburg | Fl | An employee was taking a break after sucking insulation out of an attic using machines. The employee began cramping and was hospitalized for possible heat exhaustion. | Heat exhaustion, prostration | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat | Heat-environmental | |
| 10/07/2021 | GA Foods | Saint Petersburg | Fl | A forklift struck an employee, causing a broken left leg that required hospitalization and surgery. | Fractures | Leg(s) | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area | Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered | |
| 16/06/2021 | RCD Electrical Services Inc | Petersburg | Wv | An employee was placing a wire reel/spool on jack stands. The employee's right index finger was pinched between the bar going through the reel and the top of a stand. The fingertip was amputated. | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Reels, rolls, spools, coils, cones | Jacks |
| 27/05/2021 | Goodwill Industries-Suncoast, Inc. | Saint Petersburg | Fl | An employee was unloading a cart of unsellable merchandise into a trash compactor. He lifted a broken picture frame and was impaled by a protruding shard of glass. The employee was hospitalized with a cut artery and a suspected tear to the liver. | Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker | Trash, garbage | |
| 17/05/2021 | Baycare Health System, Inc. | Saint Petersburg | Fl | An employee was walking toward the time clock, tripped and fell resulting in a right patella fracture. | Fractures | Knee(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping | Floor | |
| 12/04/2021 | Covanta Pinellas | Saint Petersburg | Fl | At 4:45 p.m. on April 12, 2021, an employee was preparing to pressure-wash an ash hopper. After he was set up, the wand slipped out of his hand and the trigger deployed when it hit the ground. Pressurized water struck his left little finger. He was hospitalized. | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by discharged object or substance | Pressurized water-blast | Power washers |
| 25/03/2021 | FIRSTSERVICE RESIDENTIAL, INC | Saint Petersburg | Fl | An employee was using a pressure washer to wash the walkways of a property. When he pulled the hose, the wand slipped and water flow hit his right forearm, resulting in a severe laceration. | Cuts, lacerations | Forearm(s) | Struck by discharged object or substance | Pressurized water-blast | Power washers |
| 20/02/2021 | Bayside Roofing Professionals, inc. | Saint Petersburg | Fl | An employee was getting ready to install tar paper on a one-story residential roof when the employee slid off of the roof. The employee was hospitalized for a fractured ankle. | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet | Roofs | Floors, walkways, ground surfaces |
| 28/01/2021 | Advanced Refrigeration & Air, Inc. | Saint Petersburg | Fl | An employee had been climbing a fixed ladder while carrying a mop. The employee slid down the ladder and landed on the ground, sustaining bilateral foot fractures. | Fractures | Foot (feet) | Other fall to lower level | Ladders-fixed | Floors, walkways, ground surfaces |
| 04/01/2021 | St. Petersburg Kennel Club Inc | Saint Petersburg | Fl | On January 4, 2021, an employee fell down a flight of stairs, landing on the floor suffering knee and lower back injuries. The employee was hospitalized. | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level | Stairs, steps-indoors | Floor, n.e.c. |
| 02/01/2021 | U.S. Postal Service | Saint Petersburg | Fl | A mail carrier was bitten by two dogs while delivering mail on a porch. The employee sustained injuries to their hand. | Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds | Hand(s) | Other animal bites, nonvenomous | Dogs, canines-domestic | |
| 20/10/2020 | Allegheny Wood Products, Inc. | Petersburg | Wv | A pack of re-run railroad ties were placed on a vertical re-saw roll case to be re-sawn. An employee was cutting the banding when the pack fell apart. The railroad ties pinned the employee's right leg against a guardrail and the leg was broken. | Fractures | Leg(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Wood, lumber | |
| 04/09/2020 | Walmart Inc. | Saint Petersburg | Fl | An employee stepped onto a box that was on a pallet in order to scan items on a top shelf. The employee lost balance and fell to the floor, sustaining a right leg injury. | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Leg(s) | Other fall to lower level | Boxes, crates, cartons | Floor, n.e.c. |
| 01/09/2020 | United Parcel Service, Inc. | Saint Petersburg | Fl | After making a delivery to a customer's address, an employee began to feel pain in their lower back due to dehydration. | Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat | Heat-environmental | |
| 31/08/2020 | Extreme Coatings | Saint Petersburg | Fl | An employee fell while climbing down a 5-foot A-frame ladder, landing on the ground and suffering a broken right lower leg. | Fractures | Lower leg(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Step ladders | Floors, walkways, ground surfaces |
| 15/06/2020 | Publix Supermarkets, Inc. | Saint Petersburg | Florida | An employee tripped and fell to the ground while walking in the breakroom, suffering a left femoral fracture. | Fractures | Thigh(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping | Floor | |
| 09/06/2020 | Southeastern Marine Tower LLC | Saint Petersburg | Florida | An employee was driving a forklift, raising and lowering equipment for an AC repairman to work on a unit. As he lowered the equipment on the forklift, a freon canister started to roll off the pallet, and the employee jumped off the forklift. The forklift was moving slowly and struck the employee's lower right leg, causing multiple fractures and torn ligaments. | Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. | Leg(s) | Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway | Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered | |
| 21/05/2020 | FCA Construction & Sons, Inc. | Saint Petersburg | Florida | An employee was carrying a 10- to 12-foot long metal channel up a metal ladder when he contacted an overhead power line and received an electrical shock. He then fell from the ladder. He sustained electrical burns and fractures. | Fractures and burns | Nonclassifiable | Other fall to lower level | Ladders | Power lines, transformers, convertors |
| 14/04/2020 | ES Manufacturing | Saint Petersburg | Florida | An employee was loading an aluminum bar into a machine from behind when his right hand was punctured by the bar. | Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds | Hand(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery | |
| 13/03/2020 | Omnicell, Inc. | Saint Petersburg | Florida | An employee was cleaning an idle roller of a card press. The employee was removing some material when the press tore a tendon in the employee's left index finger. | Sprains, strains, tears | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Presses, except printing | |
| 17/02/2020 | Agora Sales, Inc. | Saint Petersburg | Florida | An employee was placing snaps and positioning webbing material into the snapping machine. The machine was activated via the foot pedal while the employee's index finger was in the point of operation. As a result, he suffered a fracture to his finger. | Fractures | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery | |
| 05/02/2020 | Southeastern Grocers LLC | Saint Petersburg | Florida | An employee was walking toward the back of the store when the employee slipped and fell on the wet floor, which a third-party was stripping. The employee was hospitalized with a head contusion that required staples and three injured ribs. | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Head and trunk | Fall on same level due to slipping | Floor | |
| 21/01/2020 | Brightview Landscape Services, Inc. | Saint Petersburg | Florida | An employee was struck by a vehicle while operating a stand-on mower on a median island, suffering broken bones in the leg and shoulder. | Fractures | Upper and lower limb(s) | Nonroadway collision with other vehicle | Lawn mowers-riding | Highway vehicle, motorized |
| 20/01/2020 | Design Works-General Contractors, L.L.C. | Saint Petersburg | Florida | An employee was cutting shams on a table saw when the employee's left hand made contact with the saw blade, lacerating four fingers. | Cuts, lacerations | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment | Table saws | |
| 18/09/2019 | Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital | Saint Petersburg | Florida | An employee tripped on an uneven sidewalk and fell to the ground, suffering a broken left wrist, a broken neck vertebra, and a laceration to the left temple. | Fractures | Multiple body parts | Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface | Sidewalk, path, or outdoor walkway irregularity | |
| 27/08/2019 | HSN | Saint Petersburg | Florida | An employee was walking into the building, stumbled, and fell to the ground. She was hospitalized for a broken right shoulder. | Fractures | Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e) | Fall on same level, n.e.c. | Floor | |
| 10/07/2019 | Professional Service Inductries, Inc. | Saint Petersburg | Florida | An employee was operating a core drill with a 4-inch core barrel to cut concrete and asphalt, and an enhanced sub-base to collect soil samples. The drill bound up and rotated, striking the employee's left hand. The employee was hospitalized with fractures to the left hand and fingers. | Fractures | Hand(s) and finger(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Drills-stationary | |
| 20/06/2019 | Calello Plumbing LLC | Saint Petersburg | Florida | An employee was digging a trench for a new water service line when they became short of breath and had chest pain. The employee was hospitalized with a collapsed lung. | Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Multiple types of overexertion involving outside sources | Nonclassifiable | |
| 07/06/2019 | United Parcel Service | Saint Petersburg | Florida | An employee was climbing over an iron fence at a customer's home to deliver a package. He slipped and the fence impaled his right leg. | Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds | Leg(s) | Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c. | Fences, fence panels, gates | |
| 19/05/2019 | SUNRISE COMMUNITY, INC. | Saint Petersburg | Florida | An employee was walking, tripped over the edge of a broken floor tile and fell breaking her left wrist. | Fractures | Wrist(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface | Floor irregularity | |
| 18/04/2019 | Wanzek Construction | Petersburg | Texas | While cleaning inside a wind turbine tower, an employee stepped through an open access hatch and fell to the deck below. The employee sustained fractures to the face, arms and legs. Fall protection was not worn at the time of the incident. | Fractures | Multiple body parts | Fall through surface or existing opening | Existing floor opening | Floor, n.e.c. |
| 04/03/2019 | J.J. Taylor Distributing Florida, Inc. | Saint Petersburg | Florida | While delivering beer kegs, an employee slipped and inside a cooler and broke ribs. | Fractures | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Fall, slip, trip | Beer and soda kegs | |
| 13/02/2019 | Dicks Sporting Goods | Saint Petersburg | Florida | An employee was adjusting a bicycle's rear gear assembly. The employee's chisel tool slipped and lacerated the employee's left middle finger, causing an amputation to the fingertip. | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker | Chisels-nonpowered | |
| 12/02/2019 | Time Insulation, LLC | Saint Petersburg | Florida | An employee was working from a walk plank over stairs, installing sheets of insulation. He fell off the plank to the floor 16 feet below. He was hospitalized for fractured ribs and a kidney laceration. | Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet | Structures and surfaces | Floor |
| 23/01/2019 | Bureau of Prisons FCC Petersburg | Petersburg | Virginia | An employee was sweeping up in a loading dock area when a truck hit him, crushing his ribs. | Crushing injuries | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area | Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility | |
| 18/01/2019 | Bureau of Prisons FCC Petersburg | Petersburg | Virginia | An employee was standing on a ladder while working on a light. He had some wires in his left hand and a tool in his right hand. He was in the process of stripping the wire when he experienced an electric shock (220 volts) through his hand and fell off the 10-foot ladder to the ground, suffering bodily trauma. He was hospitalized. | Electrocutions, electric shocks | BODY SYSTEMS | Direct exposure to electricity, 220 volts or less | Electrical wiring-building | |
| 17/01/2019 | Publix Supermarkets, Inc. | Saint Petersburg | Florida | An employee's feet became tangled in stretch wrap on the floor of a freezer, causing him to fall fracture his right hip. | Fractures | Hip(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Floor | Plastic wrap |
| 24/09/2018 | Baycare Health System, Inc. | Saint Petersburg | Florida | An employee was outside work, walking toward the emergency entrance in the rain. The employee slipped and fell, suffering a knee injury. | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Knee(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping | Floors, walkways, ground surfaces | Rain |
| 18/08/2018 | Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital | Saint Petersburg | Florida | While descending stairs outside of a building, an employee missed a step, tripped, and fell on the stairs, suffering a fractured hip. | Fractures | Hip(s) | Other fall to lower level | Stairs, steps-outdoors | Stairs, steps-outdoors |
| 16/07/2018 | McClure Contracting, Inc. | Saint Petersburg | Florida | An employee was parked on the side of the road changing a tire on a company vehicle when the jack slipped, causing the vehicle to come down. The employee was pinched by the vehicle and sustained multiple fractures to the pelvis and sacrum. | Fractures | Multiple trunk locations | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, n.e.c. | Jacks | Highway vehicle, motorized |
| 09/07/2018 | PJ Callaghan Co., Inc | Saint Petersburg | Florida | An employee was walking on a metal roof when he fell through a section that had been cut out. He landed 12-15 feet below, breaking his foot. | Fractures | Foot (feet) | Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet | Existing roof openings, other than skylights | Nonclassifiable |
| 19/06/2018 | Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital | Saint Petersburg | Florida | An employee felt dizzy and nauseous after working in a cooling tower. He collapsed, blacked out, and then vomited. He was hospitalized for dehydration and a fractured left big toe. | Multiple effects of heat and light | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat | Heat-environmental | |
| 19/06/2018 | TIBBETTS LUMBER CO. LLC | Saint Petersburg | Florida | An employee was stacking and nailing small sections of wood trusses on top of each other when the stack of trusses, which was about 4 feet high, fell on him. He suffered upper body trauma and was hospitalized. | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Multiple body parts | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. | Containers-variable restraint | |
| 11/06/2018 | Florida Safety Contractors, Inc. | Saint Petersburg | Florida | An employee was prepping the ground for a concrete sidewalk and suffered leg cramps. The employee was later hospitalized and diagnosed with dehydration/acute kidney failure. | Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat | Heat-environmental | |
| 05/06/2018 | Bloomin Brands, Inc. | Saint Petersburg | Florida | An employee was repairing a pasta cooker and was burned by hot water. | Heat (thermal) burns | Nonclassifiable | Contact with hot objects or substances | Water | |
| 01/06/2018 | DaVita Medical Group | Saint Petersburg | Florida | An employee was walking in a hallway at the clinic when she attempted to step around an electrician's box and her foot was caught on the side. She lost her footing and fell to the floor, landing on and fracturing her right elbow. She was hospitalized and had surgery. | Fractures | Elbow(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Floor | Boxes, crates, cartons |
| 07/05/2018 | Charter Communications, Inc. | Saint Petersburg | Florida | An employee was on a 6-foot ladder while attaching a cable to a residential house soffit. The employee lost balance and fell to the ground, landing on their left side and fracturing a rib. | Fractures | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Movable ladders | |
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