Palatka, FL—Federal OSHA workplace-safety record
Palatka, FL
37 severe-injury reports between 2015-01-12 and 2025-10-20, 318 OSHA inspections, and 181 Form 300/301 injury filings on federal record in Palatka, Florida.
Employers with the most severe injuries in Palatka
Example incidents
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Pacific Bell Telephone Company
While working to install telecommunications service, an employee was descending an extension ladder which was attached to a strand between two utility poles. The ladder shifted to the left. The employee lost his balance, and fell approximately 10-15 feet onto compacted soil. The employee sustained fractures to his right fibula and tibia requiring surgery, and a dislocated left ankle.
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Georgia-Pacific Palatka, LLC
Tools and parts were being lowered to the ground from an elevated platform in a 5-gallon bucket. The rope being used to lower the bucket failed; the tools and parts fell and lacerated the left forearm and upper left leg of an employee on the ground.
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Allnu Painting
An employee was painting when they fell from the top of a locker to the concrete floor approximately 8 feet below. The employee sustained fractures to their ankle and left heel. The employee was hospitalized.
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JSR Land Management LLC
An employee was loading an excavator onto a trailer. He jumped off the excavator and suffered a spine fracture. He was hospitalized.
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Comcast Service Center
An employee was about to install a cable at a residential site. While setting up a ladder, he stepped back on an uneven street surface and hyperextended his knee. He dislocated his knee and tore his patellar tendon.
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Georgia-Pacific Palatka, LLC
An employee was using a hoist to replenish materials when his left index finger got caught in the hoist, resulting in a laceration and fracture.
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Source: federal OSHA Severe Injury Reports, inspections, and ITA Form 300/301 filings. Counts reflect federal jurisdiction only.