105,313Records 71,083Employers 85,290Hospitalizations 27,770Amputations 2015-01-01 2025-10-31
Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025

LAMX CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, CORP

Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet · Intracranial injuries, unspecified

Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at LAMX CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, CORP, 10467 NW 82 St., DORAL, FLORIDA 33122 on — Intracranial injuries, unspecified, affecting the brain.

An employee fell through a hole on the third floor and landed on the second floor resulting in a head injury.

Hospitalized Brain Existing floor opening

K&R Mechanical Services, L.L.C.

An employee was checking an HVAC unit in the attic when they fell approximately 15 feet through the rafters to the floor. The employee sustained fractures to the ribs and scapula as well as a collapsed lung.

Superior Forge and Steel Corporation

An employee was removing grating to change metal chip hoppers located in a pit. The employee lost his balance and fell approximately 12 feet from the grate, landing in the metal chip hopper. The employee sustained a sprained right foot, a left foot fracture, and a fractured L5 vertebra.

General Fire & Safety

An employee was reviewing the next steps to take with the foreman when some material fell from above and landed near them. The injured employee then looked up, took a step on the catwalk, and fell through a gap, landing on the ground 15 feet below. The employee sustained three fractured vertebrae and a head laceration.

Strictly Mechanical, Inc.

0n November 16, 2023, an employee was climbing onto a catwalk to cut valves for unit heaters in a building. The employee fell 14 feet through the attic onto the concrete floor, resulting in a fractured pelvis.

PATTEN CONSTRUCTION, INC.

An employee was removing a rooftop curb when they fell approximately 15 feet through an opening in the roof, resulting in a fractured leg that required hospitalization.

Pulte Home Company, LLC

An employee slipped on an icy sidewalk, fell, and suffered a fracture to the left side of the pelvis.

Seagate Homes, LLC

On October 2, 2023, an employee was carrying an electric stapler to her office when she tripped over the power cord and fell on the floor. She was hospitalized with a fractured arm and knee.

Grand Homes Organization, LLC

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.

Lee Gilman Builders

An employee was on a step ladder placing interior vertical door trim. As the employee changed positions, the ladder tipped over, causing the employee to fall approximately 6 feet to the cement floor. The employee sustained fractures to the orbital wall, maxillary sinus, sphenoid, temporal portion of the skull, and bilateral distal radii. The employee also sustained pneumocephalus, a subarachnoid hemorrhage, and an acute subdural hematoma as well as loose teeth. The employee was hospitalized.

MIPS OF SANFORD, LLC

An employee was pulling boards from a live deck when their gloved finger was caught in a chain roller and pulled past a guard, resulting in amputation of the left index fingertip.

DRIFTWOOD NURSERY & LANDSCAPING, INC

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.

Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc.

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.

Envelope Seal Insulation, Inc

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.

Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative of Florida

An employee was operating an agricultural tractor during sugarcane harvesting. The employee sustained a lumbar sprain due to vibration or motion from the tractor.

Air-flo/Erwood Heating & Air Conditioning

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.