Severe Workplace Injuries in Fort Myers, Florida
Employers in Fort Myers reported 225 severe work injuries to OSHA from 2015 through November 2025: 204 workers hospitalized and 31 amputations (14% of reports). Construction accounts for the most reports. OSHA opened an inspection after 70 of them.
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How workers were hurt
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OSHA inspections in Fort Myers since 2015
Workplace safety inspectors opened 451 inspections at Fort Myers workplaces, and 197 of them (44%) ended with at least one violation. Inspectors cited 326 serious, 0 willful and 10 repeat violations, with current penalties totaling $1,622,330.
Rules cited most often:
Recent inspections with penalties
| Employer | Violations | Penalty |
|---|---|---|
| J & G Roofing, LLC (fatality/catastrophe, details) | 5 (3 serious+) | $21,790 |
| Alessio Development Fl, LLC (fatality/catastrophe, details) | 1 (1 serious+) | $16,550 |
| Rockfill Associates LLC (referral, details) | 5 (5 serious+) | $22,244 |
| Dean Steel Buildings, Inc. (referral, details) | 1 (1 serious+) | $1,362 |
| Climate Pros, LLC (referral, details) | 2 | $17,022 |
| Reworld Lee, Inc. (referral, details) | 2 | $19,861 |
| Jdci Enterprises, Inc. (complaint, details) | 2 (2 serious+) | $7,150 |
| Ramirez Brothers Corp (complaint, details) | 4 | $398 |
| Zing Quality Furniture, Inc. (complaint, details) | 1 (1 serious+) | $2,979 |
| Rb Plastering & Stucco (unprogrammed, details) | 4 (4 serious+) | $16,880 |
| Jose Barboza, Inc (complaint, details) | 3 (2 serious+) | $13,477 |
| Overall Outdoor And Marine Services (monitoring, details) | 4 (4 serious+) | $6,808 |
Penalties as currently recorded by OSHA; they can drop after settlement or contest. Inspection data covers federal OSHA inspections and state-run safety program inspections reported to OSHA.
Most recent reports
The 30 newest severe injury reports from Fort Myers employers, as OSHA published them.
Nov 11, 2025 · Dean Steel Buildings Amputation
An employee was working with a metal shear machine. The machine's blades engaged while the employee was handling sheet metal, and the last joint of the employee's middle fingertip was amputated.
Struck by running powered equipment · Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) · Construction · OSHA inspection 1864712
Oct 17, 2025 · Reworld Lee, Inc. Amputation
An employee was performing maintenance on a hopper. The employee's hand was caught in a cylinder pivot point area when the pneumatic cylinder released trapped air. The cylinder crushed the employee's left little finger, causing the partial amputation of the fingertip.
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing · Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) · Administrative, staffing and waste services · OSHA inspection 1860170
Oct 16, 2025 · Target Corporation Hospitalized
An employee slipped on water in a hallway and fell to the floor, landing on his left side and head. He sustained a back strain/sprain and was hospitalized.
Fall on same level due to slip or trip · Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the back · Retail
Oct 15, 2025 · Climate Pros, LLC Hospitalized
An employee was using a grinder to cut benches for a condenser change-out. The grinder kicked back and lacerated the employee's left hand above the knuckle, cutting tendons. The grinder's cutting wheel was unguarded at the time.
Struck by running powered equipment irregular movement, kick back · Hand(s), except finger(s) · Other services · OSHA inspection 1862180
Sep 28, 2025 · Top Notch Erectors Hospitalized
Employees were setting up walls and handling materials. While holding a wall brace, an employee slipped on water on the slab, causing the wall brace to fall and impact the employee. The employee's wrist was fractured.
Struck by falling object · Wrist(s) · Construction
Sep 8, 2025 · Manheim Fort Myers Hospitalized
An employee was trying to open the stuck tailgate of a truck. When he pulled on it, it gave way, causing him to fall back and hit his head on the pavement. He suffered a head laceration/contusion.
Fall on same level (other) · Head · Other services
Sep 5, 2025 · Monro, Inc. Hospitalized
An employee was hot patching a tire, which involves lighting a flammable liquid on fire to patch the tire. The flammable liquid contacted his arm, and he sustained burns to his arms and face.
Fire small-scale, limited · Head and extremities · Other services
Sep 3, 2025 · CEMEX Amputation
Liquid concrete was being unloaded from a ready-mix truck into a mobile dump buggy. An employee was holding the truck s chute handle while standing beside the buggy. As the dump buggy moved forward, the employee s fingertip was caught and pinched between the chute handle and the buggy s bucket. The left ring fingertip was amputated.
Compressed between running equipment and other object(s) · Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) · Manufacturing
Aug 29, 2025 · B & I Contractors Hospitalized
An employee was descending a 10-foot A-frame ladder. The ladder came out from under the employee when he was about 5 to 6 feet above ground level. He fell, landed on the left side of his body, and sustained fractures to four ribs, his pelvis, and hip socket, and sustained injuries on the left side of his body. The employee was hospitalized.
Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment less than 6 feet · Trunk and other lower extremities · Construction
Aug 25, 2025 · KRAFT HEINZ FOODS COMPANY (LLC) Hospitalized
An employee was walking to the lunchroom when they fell on the tiled floor and sustained a fractured right knee.
Fall on same level · Knee(s) · Manufacturing
Aug 6, 2025 · Sunrise Landscape Hospitalized
An employee was spraying weeds in the turf and sustained heat stress.
Exposure to environmental heat outdoor · Body systems · Administrative, staffing and waste services · OSHA inspection 1847560
Jul 11, 2025 · Smart Clean Up Services LLC Hospitalized
An employee climbed a ladder and stepped onto a wet roof. They slid off the roof and struck a pool cage below before falling onto the paved ground. The employee suffered head, back, shoulder, and ribcage injuries.
Other fall to lower level · Multiple body parts (other) · Construction
Jul 7, 2025 · Ft Myers Lodge #1899 Loyal Order of Moose Inc Hospitalized
An employee was walking on a ramp when her ankle rolled off the ramp and she fell forward off the ramp, landing on her right knee and right shoulder. She sustained fractures to her left ankle, right knee, and right shoulder.
Other fall to lower level · Upper and lower extremities (other) · Other services
Jun 30, 2025 · Extreme Florida Roofing, LLC. Hospitalized
An employee was welding thermoplastic polyolefin (TPO) coverings. While walking backward, the employee lost their footing and fell approximately 22 feet onto the dirt below. The employee lost consciousness and sustained injuries to their left arm and rib area.
Other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feet · Trunk and other upper extremities · Construction · OSHA inspection 1835209
Jun 26, 2025 · Gair Enterprises LLC Amputation
An employee was loading sliding glass door panels when a door panel crushed their right index fingertip. The employee's right index finger was amputated at the first knuckle.
Injured by object handled by person (other) · Other finger(s) (other) · Construction
Jun 25, 2025 · Keller North America Amputation
During the disassembly of a micropile foundation testing platform, an employee's left index finger was pinched between a steel bearing plate and a steel test beam. The employee sustained an amputation to the finger above the distal joint and below the nail.
Caught or wedged between objects nonrunning · Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) · Construction
Jun 23, 2025 · PrideStaff, Inc. Amputation
A temporary employee was cleaning plastic welding irons and cutting them using a table saw. The saw blade contacted his left middle and ring fingers, resulting in a partial amputation of his left ring finger and an avulsion to his left middle finger.
Struck by running powered equipment (other) · Other finger(s) (other) · Administrative, staffing and waste services · OSHA inspection 1833772
Jun 12, 2025 · Sofia s Handyman Services Hospitalized
An employee was adding a new gauge for a pipe when air pressure built up and ejected the new metallic valve. The valve struck the employee, resulting in an eye injury and a fracture to the face beneath the eye.
Struck by discharged object or substance · Eye(s) · Construction
Jun 5, 2025 · Enterprise Leasing Company SWFL Hospitalized
An employee was getting into a van when he lost his grip and fell backward, striking his head on the asphalt. The employee was hospitalized with a brain bleed.
Slip, trip, stumble while stepping between levels · Brain · Real estate and rental
May 21, 2025 · Gaylor Electric, Inc. Hospitalized
An employee was riding in a utility task vehicle (UTV) when his leg was caught between the UTV and a dumpster. The employee sustained a fractured femur.
Collision with stationary object, nonroadway · Thigh(s) · Construction
May 7, 2025 · TJ Building Company Hospitalized
An employee was installing siding from a scaffold approximately three tiers high. The employee fell from the scaffolding to the ground and required surgery for a neck injury.
Other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feet · Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the neck · Construction · OSHA inspection 1824407
May 1, 2025 · SWISSPORT USA INC Hospitalized
An employee was connecting a fuel hose to a plane using a rolling aluminum staircase when a weld broke on the staircase and it collapsed into two pieces. The employee fell 4-5 feet and landed on the broken staircase. The employee sustained knee lacerations, internal bleeding, and two fractured ribs.
Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment less than 6 feet · Multiple trunk locations · Transportation and warehousing
Apr 14, 2025 · Foundation Building Materials, LLC Hospitalized
An employee was standing on the ground using a pair of pliers to bend metal on a boom truck. The employee lost balance and fell to the ground, sustaining a broken hip.
Fall on same level (other) · Hip joint(s) · Wholesale trade
Apr 11, 2025 · Swissport USA, Inc. Hospitalized
An airport employee was in a baggage room, loading bags onto a cart. Another baggage cart drove into the room and struck the employee, who suffered fractures to both legs and a torn anterior cruciate ligament.
Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area · Knee(s) and leg(s) · Transportation and warehousing
Apr 2, 2025 · Chapters Health System Home Office Hospitalized
A driver was waiting for a participant to board the bus when an unleashed dog charged at him, causing him to fall and fracture his left femur.
Fall on same level (other) · Thigh(s) · Health care and social assistance
Mar 13, 2025 · The TJX Companies, Inc. Hospitalized
An employee was working in a fitting room. The employee tripped over a long dress and fell to the ground, suffering a broken left ankle.
Fall on same level due to slip or trip · Ankle(s) · Retail
Feb 22, 2025 · Partners For Breast Cancer Hospitalized
An employee was setting up for a charity event in the courtyard. The employee tripped on uneven pavers and fell, resulting in fractures to their elbow and pelvis.
Fall on same level due to slip or trip · Trunk and other upper extremities · Health care and social assistance
Feb 12, 2025 · Utilities Structures, Inc. Hospitalized
An employee was pre-stressing (stretching) cable for precast concrete light poles. The jack used to stress the cable slipped and one cable recoiled and struck a second cable. The employee went to retrieve the jack and the second cable recoiled and struck his leg. He sustained a severe laceration to the left thigh.
Struck by propelled object or substance · Thigh(s) · Construction
Feb 6, 2025 · Devoted Restoration Hospitalized
An employee was standing on a piece of equipment and moving equipment on a shelf when they fell to the concrete floor. The employee sustained a fractured arm.
Other fall to lower level · Arm(s) · Transportation and warehousing
Jan 20, 2025 · Goodwill Industries of Southwest Florida, Inc. Hospitalized
An employee was completing demolition work in an office and fell approximately 10 feet through the drop ceiling. The employee sustained fractures to their right leg, L1 vertebra, and a clavicle.
Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment 6 to 30 feet · Multiple body parts (other) · Retail · OSHA inspection 1800377
After a workplace injury in Florida
Most work injuries are handled through workers' compensation, which pays medical bills and part of lost wages whether or not anyone was at fault, and usually rules out suing the employer. A separate claim may be possible against someone else, such as an equipment maker or another company on the site. Reporting deadlines are short, so tell your employer about an injury right away.
Workers compensation lawyers in Fort Myers
Lawbamba lists 26 workers compensation lawyers with an office in Fort Myers, Florida, the practice area that deals with the workplace injury and OSHA inspection records on this page. These 4 come first in that listing (how the order is set).
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Source: OSHA's Severe Injury Reports, 2015 through November 2025 (loaded November 9, 2026). Employers must report any work-related amputation, loss of an eye or in-patient hospitalization to OSHA within 24 hours. Employer names, addresses and incident descriptions are as OSHA publishes them. A report records an injury, not a finding that the employer broke a rule; OSHA opens an inspection for some reports. The data covers workplaces under federal OSHA. States that run their own OSHA program (such as California, Washington, Michigan, North Carolina and Virginia) are mostly missing, and work-related deaths are reported separately.
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