105,313Records 71,083Employers 85,290Hospitalizations 27,770Amputations 2015-01-01 2025-10-31
Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025

PAUL BANGE ROOFING OF S. FL, INC.

Fall on same level due to tripping, n.e.c. · Fractures

Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at PAUL BANGE ROOFING OF S. FL, INC. , 13132 Persimmon Blvd, WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA 33411 on — Fractures, affecting the ankle(s).

An employee was gathering roofing debris in a wheel barrow when he tripped and fell on roofing material, breaking his right ankle and requiring hospitalization.

Hospitalized Ankle(s) Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified

True West Beef

An employee was walking down the metal stairs from the palletizing room when he fell backward onto the steps. He sustained two left rib fractures that required hospitalization.

Storm Water Solutions

An employee was removing T-posts from the ground when he tripped and fell on his left arm, resulting in an elbow fracture that required hospitalization.

U S Postal Service

An employee was stepping out of or into a vehicle when their foot became stuck between the curb and the vehicle, causing the employee to fall and sustain an ankle fracture.

Hackettstown Regional Medical Center

An employee fell to the floor when her shoelace was caught on a drawer near her desk. The employee was hospitalized; she sustained a non-displaced femoral neck injury.

Snowshoe Mountain, Inc.

An employee was setting up for an event and carrying gates downhill. As the employee side-stepped down the slope, their right leg became caught in the compacted snow. The employee's momentum continued forward and their right leg remained fixed in the snow, causing fractures of the right tibia and fibula.

ABC Supply Company

An employee was delivering materials. He was doing his pre-delivery inspection on the roof of the jobsite (a warehouse) when he fell through a plexiglass skylight. He landed on his feet on the concrete floor 14 feet below. The employee sustained fractures to his spine, left ulnar/radius, and right heel. The employee required surgery.

UPSON COMPANY

An employee was standing on a multi-purpose ladder installing head flashing over a window. Their feet were approximately 6 feet off the ground and three rungs from the top. The employee lost their grip on the drill they were using and the ladder tipped over. The employee fell from the ladder to the ground, resulting in a fractured left wrist, bruised chest, and lacerations to their face and lip.

Garcia Homes Solutions LLC

An employee fell through a hole in the ceiling and suffered injuries to his side and right arm. When he fell, a piece of concrete fell with him and struck his arm. He was hospitalized.

Aquarius Best Construction Inc.

An employee was laying glue on the corner of a three-story commercial flat roof to apply new thermoplastic polyolefin roofing material. He lost his balance and fell at least 35 feet to the concrete ground below. The employee sustained fractures.

SGK Enterprises, Inc.

An employee was installing roof tiles. The employee fell about 6 feet and suffered a back injury.

DRIFTWOOD NURSERY & LANDSCAPING, INC

An employee was helping a coworker transport a tall palm tree with a mini skid steer. The employee was severely shocked by a high-voltage electrical wire above the ground.

Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc.

An employee was retrieving a Christmas tree from a shelf using a ladder. He missed a step and fell to the concrete floor. He sustained injury to his head and wrist.

Envelope Seal Insulation, Inc

An employee was inspecting a generator whose radiator was leaking. He slipped, and a fan blade in the generator amputated his thumb and index finger.

Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative of Florida

An employee was operating an agricultural tractor during sugarcane harvesting. The employee sustained a lumbar sprain due to vibration or motion from the tractor.

Air-flo/Erwood Heating & Air Conditioning

An employee was moving a 3-ton condensing unit, strapped down on a dolly, out of a garage. The strap broke, causing the employee to fall backward onto the brick pavered driveway. The employee suffered injury to a spinal ligament in the neck.