Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Pensacola Country Club, 1500 Bayshore Drive, PENSACOLA, FLORIDA 32507
on — Amputations, affecting the toes(s), toenail(s).
Final narrative
On July 6, 2017, an employee was cutting grass using a lawn mower when he slipped and fell onto the ground. His left foot was caught under the blade of the lawn mower, amputating two toes.
An employee was working in the forest flagging an area to be harvested. He took a step and his foot slipped on a stick hidden under the leaves, causing him to fall to the ground. He landed on his right foot/lower leg resulting in a fractured tibia.
An employee was inspecting an apartment to ensure it was ready for a new resident to move in. The carpet in the apartment had been recently cleaned and was still wet. As the employee went from the carpet to the tiled floor of the bathroom, they slipped and fell, resulting in a torn left hamstring.
An employee was delivering a letter along a rural carrier route when she stepped on an ice-covered snow drift, slipped, and fell to the ground. The employee sustained a right hip fracture that required surgery.
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An employee was trimming hedges when he slipped and his right thumb contacted the blades of the hedge trimmers. He sustained amputation of approximately 80% of the right thumb beyond the first joint and a laceration to the right index finger.
On July 28, 2025, an employee was removing ice buildup from the floor of a walk-in freezer. He was melting the ice with warm water when he slipped and fell on the floor. The employee was hospitalized with fractures to his left leg/ankle and he required surgery.
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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.