University of Florida/IFAS Gulf Coast Research

After cutting a slab of beef short ribs, an employee turned to grab the pieces he had cut and his right hand contacted the saw blade. The employee sustained an amputation to his right index finger.

An employee was cutting cabinet trim using a table saw when four fingers on his left hand were severed, resulting in hospitalization and amputation.

An employee was using a meat saw to slice pork when the blade amputated their right little fingertip.

An employee was struck by a plasma cutter and suffered a broken left tibia and fibula. The employee was hospitalized.

An employee was using a vertical band saw to cut a thick piece of rubber material. While being cut, the material shifted, causing the employee s right hand to contact the moving blade. The employee's thumb was amputated below the knuckle. The employee was hospitalized, undergoing surgery.

An employee was riding an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) in a field when the ATV tipped over. The employee fell off the vehicle and sustained a fractured hip.

An employee was inspecting an air conditioning wall unit in the warehouse when he fell through a secondary roof 8-9 feet to the floor. The employee sustained fractures to his L1 and T12 vertebrae as well as a head injury that required staples.

On July 29, 2025, at approximately 3:00 PM, the injured employee was managing hand pollination operations in a corn research nursery field. They were working outside and riding in a side-by-side with two other employees. They were overcome with heat exhaustion, lost consciousness, and fell in the break area of the nursery. The employee was hospitalized.

An employee was performing a routine site visit when he was struck by a car while on the shoulder of a road. The employee was hospitalized with two fractures to his leg.

On June 16, 2025, an employee was returning from lunch and walking into the main entrance of a building when he tripped on a floor mat and fell to the ground, landing on his left hip. The employee was hospitalized.

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

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.