Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Vac-Con, Inc., 969 Hall Park Dr., GREEN COVE SPRINGS, FLORIDA 32043
on — Fractures, affecting the arm(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was walking through the entrance of the main office when he slipped and fell on a placement mat that had sand built up underneath it and was loosely gripped to the floor. He was hospitalized with a broken upper right arm.
On November 2, 2022, an employee was securing a return recycler pump to a pallet for shipping. As she was lining up a bracket with the dunnage bolt hole of the manufacturer's packaging, the pump shifted and caught her left little finger against the dunnage. The fingertip was amputated.
An employee was working in the forest flagging an area to be harvested. He took a step and his foot slipped on a stick hidden under the leaves, causing him to fall to the ground. He landed on his right foot/lower leg resulting in a fractured tibia.
An employee was inspecting an apartment to ensure it was ready for a new resident to move in. The carpet in the apartment had been recently cleaned and was still wet. As the employee went from the carpet to the tiled floor of the bathroom, they slipped and fell, resulting in a torn left hamstring.
An employee was delivering a letter along a rural carrier route when she stepped on an ice-covered snow drift, slipped, and fell to the ground. The employee sustained a right hip fracture that required surgery.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 333319)
An employee was wiping down the face of a large steel door on a piece of equipment. Their right hand was pinched between the hinge and the door frame as the door opened further. The employee sustained a fractured hand and required surgery.
An employee was sweeping trash when a stack of chuting material (6 feet x 3.5 feet) fell and struck their leg. The employee sustained a fractured femur.
An employee was assembling commercial kitchen products with a handheld nail gun when they tripped over the air hose reel while their finger was on the trigger. A nail was discharged into her left leg above the knee.
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.