Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. · Bruises, contusions
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at GL STAFFING SERVICES, INC. , 1280 US Highway 1 North , NORTH PALM BEACH, FLORIDA 33408
on — Bruises, contusions, affecting the multiple trunk locations.
Final narrative
An employee was disassembling a one-tier tubular scaffold. The employee removed the cross bracing first. When a coworker removed the planks, the scaffold members came down and struck the employee, causing back and pelvis bruises.
A temporary employee was operating a mixing machine and removing the product when his left hand became caught in the mixer blade. The employee sustained a crushing injury to the fingers of his left hand.
A temporary employee was operating an electric pallet jack when his right foot got caught between the pallet jack and a concrete base. The employee sustained a fractured foot.
A temporary employee was cleaning a golf course and using a golf cart to transport bushes and debris. While he was a passenger in the golf cart, a snake came out from the bushes. The employee jumped out of the golf cart and was struck by one of the vehicle's wheels, resulting in a fractured right ankle.
On March 7, 2024, at about 10:00 AM, two employees were moving a drum from the floor to a pallet when the drum slipped and crushed the injured employee's fingertip, resulting in a left middle fingertip amputation. The injured employee was a temporary employee.
An employee was moving a piece of an I-beam for welding when it rolled off the cribbing. The employee went to catch it when it fell and crushed the employee's finger, resulting in a partial amputation.
An employee was helping to disassemble large reels used to store steel wire when a 264-pound flange from the reel fell over onto the employee's left leg. The employee sustained multiple fractures to their leg and ligament injuries to the lower leg.
The injured employee was putting away materials on the warehouse floor as a co-worker was pushing a pallet onto a nearby shelf. The pallet knocked another pallet forward, causing it to fall onto the injured employee's shoulders. The employee suffered fractures in their right and left knees and ankles.
Employees were moving a single man lift into a building and reclining the lift to position it to fit through the door. The lift shifted and fell, causing the employee to sustain fractures to the left tibia and fibula. The employee was hospitalized and had surgery.
An employee was moving a light tower so it could be hitched to a truck. He grabbed the tongue of the trailer hitch on the light tower to slide it to the left. The tongue jack fell off, causing the light tower tongue to drop on the employee's right hand. The employee's middle fingertip was amputated.
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An employee was grabbing a pallet to repair when more pallet stacks were pushed toward him on a roller conveyor. His right index fingertip was caught between pallets, resulting in a crush injury and a partial fingertip amputation.
An employee was working from a scaffold in a tank. While securing bolts on the scaffold, he fell, landing about 10 feet below and suffering a broken elbow as well as head injuries that caused brain swelling.
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.