Incident on Jul 20, 2021: Employee burns, injures fingers when caught in conveyor roll
At 3:45 a.m. on July 20, 2021, an employee working as a stock handler for a pet supply retailer was assisting or providing tips to a new coworker. The employee placed her right hand near a conveyor when the powered rollers caught her hand and pulled it into the machinery. The employee was trapped by the machine requiring that the rollers be removed to free her hand. The employee was hospitalized to treat friction burns to her fingers and internal damage that required surgery to her ring finger.
Incident on Dec 16, 2018 (fatal): Employee is found slumped over forklift controls and later d
At 12:15 p.m. on December 16, 2018, an employee was moving stock in a warehouse using a Raymond Brand Stand-up Electric Forklift. The employee was found unconscious and slumped over the controls of the forklift. Later, the employee died.
No citations from this inspection.
Injury and illness logs
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2025, the Ocala site logged 21 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 749 workers: 3.4 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.6 for its industry. Those cases cost 201 days away from work.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
Mco1
Ocala · 2025
749
21
4
3.4
2.6
Mco4/5
Ocala · 2025
86
0
0
0.0
0.0
Severe injury reports
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 2 reports on file.
An employee was assisting a new employee when her right hand was caught in the powered conveyor rollers resulting in a friction burn and internal damage that required surgery to her right ring finger.
An employee struck his back against a racking system column while operating a powered industrial truck (reach truck). He suffered contusions that required hospitalization.
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
(a) Machine guarding—(1) Types of guarding. One or more methods of machine guarding shall be provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks. Examples of guarding methods are—barrier guards, two-hand tripping devices, electronic safety devices, etc.
Other electronic shopping and mail-order houses employers in Florida
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA enforcement data. A citation is OSHA's allegation; employers can contest it, and the status column shows where each item stands. Something wrong on this page? Tell us.
