MARGATE, FLORIDA—
GL Staffing Services, Inc.
Fall on same level, n.e.c. · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at GL Staffing Services, Inc., 1709 Staffing Services, MARGATE, FLORIDA 33063 on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the foot (feet) and ankle(s).
Final narrative
When an employee opened a truck door, the truck shifted and the employee fell to the ground, resulting in an injured right ankle and foot.
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A temporary employee was operating a mixing machine and removing the product when his left hand became caught in the mixer blade. The employee sustained a crushing injury to the fingers of his left hand.
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A temporary employee was operating an electric pallet jack when his right foot got caught between the pallet jack and a concrete base. The employee sustained a fractured foot.
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A temporary employee was cleaning a golf course and using a golf cart to transport bushes and debris. While he was a passenger in the golf cart, a snake came out from the bushes. The employee jumped out of the golf cart and was struck by one of the vehicle's wheels, resulting in a fractured right ankle.
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On March 7, 2024, at about 10:00 AM, two employees were moving a drum from the floor to a pallet when the drum slipped and crushed the injured employee's fingertip, resulting in a left middle fingertip amputation. The injured employee was a temporary employee.
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A temporary employee was using a piece of wood to push garbage down inside a dumpster. The stick lacerated his right cornea.
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