Tradesmen International

An employee was working on a main distribution panel (MDP) when an electric shock resulted in burns that required hospitalization.

An employee was laying steel decking on a roof. The employee fell to the concrete floor about 10 feet below, suffering a head injury and facial fractures.

An employee was cutting the edge off a 2-by-4 using a handheld circular saw. The guard caught and the saw cut the employee's left thumb, breaking a metacarpal and causing arterial bleeding.

A temporary employee backed into a parked cement truck while operating a concrete buggy, resulting in contusions and lacerations to the right leg.

A Tradesmen International employee was helping paint an electrical tower. An arc flash injured the employee, who was hospitalized.

An employee was performing finishing work on a residential driveway when they began to experience body cramps and were hospitalized for heat stress and dehydration.

An employee was staking tomato plants on a farm. The employee began to feel sick and collapsed, suffering from dehydration and heat shock.

An agent was participating in SWAT team selection and was performing various physical fitness skills including running and exercise intervals. The agent experienced dehydration and a muscular injury that required hospitalization.

An employee was traveling back from work when they became ill and experienced dizziness due to heat exhaustion.

On September 26, 2023, an employee was delivering packages when he began to feel ill with a pain in his side. He was hospitalized for heat exhaustion and dehydration.

An employee was in a parking lot to meet with a supervisor when he fell and his head hit a curb, causing him to lose consciousness. The employee was hospitalized due to a head injury requiring stitches.

An employee was operating a stand-up lift when they collided with another stand-up lift, resulting in an open fracture to their left foot.

An employee was changing the transfer paper roll on the back of a blanket press when her right arm became trapped under a large, heavy pin and pressed down and twisted on the conveyor belt. While waiting in the first aid area, the employee passed out, fell backward, and hit her head on the concrete floor. She was hospitalized with a right arm injury from the elbow down, right knuckle abrasions, and a head injury.

An employee was threading plastic through a winder machine and amputated the middle and ring fingers on the left hand.

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.