Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, unspecified · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Labor Ready, 11325 County Road 44, LEESBURG, FLORIDA 34788
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the lower leg(s).
Final narrative
An employee was walking beside a crane, lost his balance, and slipped in the mud. He couldn't get out of the way and was run over by the crane's wheels, damaging both legs. The employee was hospitalized; the extent of damage was unknown at the time of reporting.
An employee was using a 6 foot ladder to install a membrane on the side of the building when he became unbalanced and fell backwards, striking his head on the ground.
On December 11, 2015 at approximately 11:00 AM, a staffing worker was asked by the host company to get on the roof to help take off fiberglass panels. The employee stepped on a weak spot and fell through twelve feet breaking his right femur and sustaining other injuries to his spine and ribs.
An employee was riding on the back of a trash truck vehicle when the truck struck a vehicle while reversing. The truck jerked as it shifted gears to move forward, causing the employee to fall from the back of the truck to the pavement. The employee sustained a broken shoulder.
On September 2, 2015, an employee was mopping/cleaning a church floor when she slipped and fell on the wet surface, striking the back of her head on the floor. She sustained serious head injuries and required hospitalization.
An employee was walking back to her workstation. A forklift reversed a short distance, then completed a U-turn and struck her, running over her lower extremities. She was hospitalized with a broken ankle.
An employee was training on a jockey truck. Upon stepping out of the truck, the employee was struck by a rubber tire gantry crane, resulting in amputations of the right leg above the knee and left leg below the knee.
An employee was standing at the rear of a double pallet jack. Another double jack approached, and the employee's lower leg was caught between the two pieces of equipment. He suffered a broken tibia and fibula.
An employee was unloading large material bags on a loading dock. A forklift tine pinned the employee's foot against a pallet, causing the employee to fall and suffer a broken ankle.
A temporary employee was testing an electrical starter motor. He was placing tape on the starter while the breaker was not engaged, but the starter sent an arc flash that burned his hands and stomach.
A temporary employee was rigging secondary steel when the steel joist fell to the ground and struck his lower left leg, resulting in fractures to the tibia and fibula.
A temporary employee was helping set up a stage for a concert. The employee was run over by a mobile cart and sustained a toe amputation. The employee was hospitalized.
The injured employee was operating a reach truck and stopped at an intersection within a warehouse. After a brief a conversation, another employee's reach truck accelerated unexpectedly and struck the injured employee's stationary truck crushing his foot. He sustained fractures to his left foot and toes requiring hospitalization and surgery.
A temporary employee was operating a plastic strapping machine on an assembly line. The machine wrapped the employee, causing crushing injuries to their ribs and a kidney. 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 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.