Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Orlando Steel Enterprises, Inc, 13630 SE 31st Ave, SUMMERFIELD, FLORIDA 34491
on — Intracranial injuries, unspecified, affecting the brain.
Final narrative
On September 27, 2016, an employee was using a forklift to load products on a truck. He either fell off the forklift or the truck and suffered a head injury, requiring hospitalization.
HospitalizedBrainVehicle, unspecified
More severe injuries at Orlando Steel Enterprises, Inc
An employee was moving a 3-foot-wide sheet of metal when its edge cut his left lower forearm. He was hospitalized. Cut-resistant gloves were being worn at the time of the incident.
An employee was standing on the welding production table, welding a steel gate. He fell off the table and his torso struck the top railing of the steel gate. The employee was hospitalized for four broken ribs.
On September 25, 2023, an employee was working in the body department installing doors, hoods, and tailgates. The employee finished their shift and was hospitalized later that evening for a back injury.
An employee was driving a powered industrial truck (PIT) carrying a nesting sheave on the back counterweight of the PIT. He was holding the sheave when the PIT struck a pothole in the floor, causing the sheave to roll forward and crush his right index fingertip against the back of the PIT seat frame. The employee's fingertip was amputated, requiring hospitalization and surgery.
An employee was building slings. They were placing wire rope in a pneumatic vise when their right index finger was caught between the vise and the wire rope, resulting in a fracture that required hospitalization and surgery.
At about 7:15 a.m. on August 28, 2025, an employee was using a construction compactor to stabilize the dirt of a dam that had just been built. The dirt gave way underneath the compactor, which tipped on its left side. The employee fell out and was crushed and pinned between the compactor and the dirt. He was hospitalized, having suffered a broken sternum and broken ribs on both sides, as well as a laceration to the left leg by the ankle joint.
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.