Struck by discharged object or substance · Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at JLD Manufacturing, Corp., 3569 NW 59th Ct, FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA 33309
on — Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures, affecting the Elbow(s).
Final narrative
An employee's right arm was punctured by a pin nail while installing jewelry dividers with a pin-nailer. The pin-nail (0.002mm x 3/4") was embedded near her elbow and required surgery.
An employee was working to assess the operation of a high-pressure water nozzle. The water system was activated and the employee was cut by high pressure water on his left hand where the palm meets the wrist. The employee was hospitalized.
On October 5, 2025, an employee was pulling a pressure washer hose when it it disconnected from the cooker. The employee was struck by jets of high-pressure water, resulting in lacerations to their left thigh requiring surgery. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee was sandblasting paint from a water tower when the blasting media sprayed across their forearm, resulting in an elbow injury that required hospitalization.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 339910)
An employee was operating a kick press that trims out jewelry pieces when the press came down on their left middle finger, resulting in a partial fingertip amputation.
An employee was cleaning a 150-ton machine press with compressed air. The employee's right hand was inside the point of operation when the machine was activated and crushed his right hand. The employee suffered injuries to his right hand to include fractures, lacerations, and amputation of his index and middle fingers.
An employee was trying to fit up a pin with a channel on a component that was being assembled. Another employee slid the component back and caught the employee's finger between the hole and component, resulting in a left index fingertip amputation.
An employee was cleaning steel by hand file and grinder and began experiencing shortness of breath and tightness in the chest. The employee was hospitalized for a heart attack.
An employee was moving a rack of material to the pickling tank. When he sat the rack down, his left middle finger was crushed between two pieces of material.
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.
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.
An employee was operating an agricultural tractor during sugarcane harvesting. The employee sustained a lumbar sprain due to vibration or motion from the tractor.
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.