Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at ION ELECTRIC, LLC, 2001 North Andrew Ave., POMPANO BEACH, FLORIDA 33069
on — Fractures, affecting the wrist(s).
Final narrative
An employee suffered a broken wrist as he attempted to close a container door while sitting on a forklift. The employee's wrist was caught between the door of the container and the cage of the forklift.
An employee was on a flatbed trailer, choking a rigging sling to a concrete cylinder when he fell backward off the trailer approximately 53 inches onto compacted soil and sustained a broken right hip.
An employee was struck by a light pole that was being transported by a mini excavator traveling backwards and a back hoe pushing it from the front. The employee was hospitalized with leg injuries.
An employee returned a loaded trailer to the yard at the end of the day. The loaded trailer was supported by a jack. It fell off the jack and landed on the employee's right leg/foot causing multiple fractures that required surgery and hospitalization.
An employee received an electrical shock when he made contact with a 277V circuit. At the time of the incident, the employee was relocating a 2' x 4' ceiling grid light fixture using an 8-foot A-frame ladder.
An employee was doing a repair in an office building. He was closing a bank vault door when his right index finger became caught between the door and the door frame resulting in amputation of the fingertip.
An employee's left index finger was pinched between a cattle gate and a concrete wall, resulting in amputation of soft tissue and loss of the fingernail.
On December 11, 2023, an employee was transporting equipment for demolition tasks and waiting for the superintendent to open the door. The door closed and amputated the tip of the employee's left thumb.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 238210)
An employee was troubleshooting the control setup for a variable air volume box above a ceiling. The employee's hand came into contact with an exposed, energized 277-volt wire that had loosened from its terminal on the box's assembly. He was shocked and fell off a ladder. His left hand passed across the ceiling grid and was lacerated. He also suffered an electrical burn to the right hand and was hospitalized.
An employee was moving a scissor lift through a doorway. The employee was pinned between the scissor lift and the doorframe, sustained a back injury, and was hospitalized.
An employee was standing on an A-frame ladder approximately 6 feet above the floor while he attached a suspended light fixture to the ceiling. The employee lost balance, and fell to the tiled floor below, sustaining blunt force trauma to his head.
An employee was inspecting the overhead area of a single-person lift and repositioning the lift through a double doorway. As they were transitioning through the doorway, they were caught between the doorframe and the vertical mast of the lift. The employee was hospitalized with injuries to the nose, left maxillary sinus, left orbital bone, and left jaw, with fractures at the maxillary sinus area.
The injured employee was performing routine maintenance on a fan belt/pulley. The injured employee and another person were moving the pulley back and forth manually to find a bearing issue. The injured employee's left ring finger got caught between the belt and the pulley wheel, resulting in a soft tissue amputation.
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.