AREA WIDE PROTECTIVE INC.

Three employees were doing highway work when a vehicle went past the barricades and hit them. Two of the three were hospitalized: one (who had been picking up barrels on the grass by the highway) suffered a broken femur and the other (who had been cracking down an arrow board) suffered a head contusion, a shoulder separation, and a shoulder fracture.

An employee was struck by a vehicle while working in a roadside construction zone.

An employee was breaking down traffic control equipment on a county road. A car struck the employee, who suffered a right knee dislocation (with soft tissue involvement) and a lacerated left forearm, along with abrasions and other lacerations.

On November 10, 2023, an employee was flagging and directing temporary traffic controls on a natural gas line replacement project. The employee was struck by a motor vehicle and sustained multiple injuries including an internal tear to an artery, a shoulder injury, and a broken leg.

On November 9, 2023, an employee was picking up cones and equipment from the roadway in a work zone when they were struck by a motor vehicle. The employee sustained a fractured right leg.

A dump truck driver was standing inside a designated work zone while cleaning out the bed of the truck when they were struck by a car and sustained a traumatic brain injury and fractures.

An employee was in the road looking inside a manhole when they were struck by a box truck. The employee sustained injuries to his head, jaw, and pelvis that required hospitalization.

An employee's left bicep was lacerated by high-pressure water during water blasting operations. The employee was hospitalized.

An employee was performing flagging operations on a closed road. A postal vehicle was allowed onto the road to make a delivery. The employee was struck by the postal vehicle as it was backing up, resulting in a broken leg.

An employee was walking and taking post-locate photos. He stepped on a ceramic drainage tile and his foot/leg punched through the tile. His leg was lacerated by the broken tile. The employee was hospitalized with internal bleeding due to a punctured femoral artery.

Employees were preparing to place a section of metal grating measuring approximately 50" x 18" and weighing 40 to 50 lbs. The injured employee grabbed the grating to pull it toward himself and another employee was moving to the other side to assist with the lift. As the injured employee pulled, his right foot slipped and twisted. He was hospitalized with a fractured right leg.

An employee was in their personal vehicle awaiting instructions from the construction contractor on posting traffic cones. The driver of a motor vehicle swerved to avoid a steel plate in the roadway and struck the employee's car. The employee was hospitalized with four fractured ribs.

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 inspecting a generator whose radiator was leaking. He slipped, and a fan blade in the generator amputated his thumb and index finger.

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.