Stepped on object · Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at YELLOWSTONE LANDSCAPE-SOUTHEAST, LLC , 4326 Isabella Circle, WINDERMERE, FLORIDA 34786
on — Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds, affecting the sole(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
A piece of mulch perforated the sole of an employee's boot and punctured his foot while he was edging along some bricks. The wound became infected and the employee had to be hospitalized.
An employee was trimming a hedge with a powered hedge trimmer. The trimmer became stuck in the hedge. While the employee was trying to remove it, its shears lacerated the employee's right hand across the palm and amputated the last quarter inch of the little finger.
An employee had been performing landscaping work. While riding in the truck after leaving the job site, the employee experienced cramping in the legs. He was hospitalized with heat stress.
An employee was riding in an air-conditioned pickup truck to another jobsite when he felt dizzy. He was hospitalized due to dehydration and heat exhaustion.
On May 22, 2023, an employee was working as a framer and knelt on a nail that was on the ground. The nail penetrated his knee and entered the bone. He was hospitalized.
An employee was stepping down from one level to another, about 10 inches below, when he lost his balance and stepped on a protruding 3/8-inch rod. The rod punctured the sole of his right foot.
An employee was carrying a box of screws. The box flipped over and screws fell to the floor. One of them punctured his bootheel and the bottom of his right foot.
An employee was walking on the loading dock when a nail entered the sole of his shoe and punctured his foot. The employee sustained an infection and was hospitalized.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 541320)
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 sweeping the entrance of a building. Her right foot caught on the corner of a carpeted area, causing her to fall. She suffered a broken right hip and was hospitalized.
An employee was walking toward the custodial closet when they stepped on a corner of the corridor where there was some floor stripper on the floor. They slipped on the wet solution and struck their head on floor. The employee lost consciousness and was hospitalized.
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.