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

Parkway Animal Hospital

Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate · Amputations

Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Parkway Animal Hospital, 1196 Gulf Breeze Parkway, GULF BREEZE, FLORIDA 32561 on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).

An employee was walking out the door and closed the door on her right hand. The employee sustained an amputation to the right middle fingertip.

Amputation Fingertip(s) Doors, except garage and vehicle

KLX Energy Services

An employee was closing an office door when their middle fingertip was caught between the door and the frame, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

ALAN WIRE COMPANY

An employee was doing a repair in an office building. He was closing a bank vault door when his right index finger became caught between the door and the door frame resulting in amputation of the fingertip.

Dakota Plains Dairy, LLC

An employee's left index finger was pinched between a cattle gate and a concrete wall, resulting in amputation of soft tissue and loss of the fingernail.

USPS

An employee was delivering mail when their left little finger got caught in a door and the door closed, resulting in amputation.

R. F. KNOX COMPANY, INC.

On December 11, 2023, an employee was transporting equipment for demolition tasks and waiting for the superintendent to open the door. The door closed and amputated the tip of the employee's left thumb.

Town and Country Veterinary Hospital

An employee was restraining a cat that was thrashing in its cage while recovering from anesthesia so the veterinarian could administer sedation. The cat bit the employee on their left thumb, resulting in hospitalization due to an infection.

Eye Care for Animals - Wheeling

A client arrived for an appointment and was getting out of their car when their cat carrier broke and their cat went under the car and into the engine area. The injured employee was able to scruff the cat and started to pull it out. The cat scratched and bit the employee's hands. One wound was close to a knuckle and immediately started to swell. The employee was hospitalized for treatment.

A Caring Doctor

An employee was holding the leash for a large dog. The dog panicked and pulled on the leash, causing the employee to fall forward to the ground. She suffered a broken kneecap and was hospitalized.

Rancocas Veterinary Associates

A cat bit a veterinarian on the thumb while being examined. The wound became infected and the employee was hospitalized.

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.