Ranger Construction Industries, Inc.

On November 4, 2020, at approximately 11:45 AM, two Ranger Construction employees were unloading a skid steer loader from a tandem-axle heavy equipment trailer that was attached to a pickup truck. One employee was driving the loader down the trailer's loading ramp when the latch on the truck receiver was released. The weight of the loader on the back of the trailer caused the ring of the trailer receiver to pop up, contacting the latch and pinching the injured employee's left index finger between the latch and the hitch receiver. The fingertip was amputated.

A vehicle struck a guardrail that was immediately behind the employee. The employee jumped over a guardrail and then fell approximately 20 feet into a cattle crossing and sustained multiple broken bones and injuries to the teeth.

An employee was measuring the radius of the community exit/entrance when he was struck from behind by a car, dislocating the left ankle and shoulder and fracturing the left fibula.

An employee was riding on the back of a truck as part of an escort crew for milling equipment on a road construction project. The truck stopped and the employee was ejected, hitting his head on the pavement.

An employee working on a paving crew started to feel dizzy, so he went to rest under an umbrella. He then passed out and fell, hitting his face, forearm, and hand on the just-poured hot pavement. The employee suffered burns to his left-side face, forearms, and hands. He was hospitalized.

An employee was cleaning a cordless drill. As they applied brake fluid to the drill and pulled the trigger, the fluid ignited. The employee suffered burns to the face, hands, and arms.

An employee was welding on a rack when sparks ignited residual diesel on his pants. The employee sustained first-, second-, and third-degree burns.

An employee was spraying glue to the floor of an enclosed cargo trailer. The fumes made contact with the heater causing a flash fire. The employee suffered burns to their face and right hand.

An employee was replacing a valve in the gas line to the fryer. The shutoff valve malfunctioned resulting in a gas leak that then ignited. The employee sustained burns requiring hospitalization.

An employee was using a torch when a hole in the oxygen line leaked gas that then ignited. The employee sustained burns to the left palm and wrist.

An employee was stopping traffic at a job site so a piece of equipment could be moved to another location when he was struck by a car. It sent him in the air and he landed on his back, resulting in hospitalization with five fractured ribs, a fractured forearm, and a liver injury.

A truck of asphalt binder was being unloaded. An employee was checking the transfer hose connection on the truck. The gasket on the hose blew out, causing the asphalt binder to shoot out and burn the employee's face, neck, and arms.

A truck driver was on a platform, pulling a tarp on an asphalt load in a six-wheel dump truck. He fell from the platform to the ground and suffered broken ribs.

An employee was using a cutting torch to heat up bolts that had seized up. The bolts caught on fire in a flash burn, and the employee suffered burns to the arms and elbows.

On May 15, 2025, an employee was cutting down steel mesh and debris that was protruding from a milled roadway. As the employee began to cut a piece of steel with an angle grinder, he steadied himself with his left hand and the tool contacted the top of his left wrist, resulting in a laceration that required hospitalization.

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.