Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Brasfield & Gorrie LLC, 1101 Jetstream Dr., ORLANDO, FLORIDA 32824
on — Fractures, affecting the foot (feet), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was walking beside a 26 ft. electric scissor lift when his right foot slipped and was run over by the left wheel of the scissor lift. The employee was hospitalized for fractured bones in his foot.
An employee was walking to pick up fall protection equipment when a 4'x8' sheet of 3/4-inch plywood fell approximately 9 feet and struck them. They sustained a head laceration and compressed discs of cervical vertebrae 4-6.
On September 7, 2021, an employee had adjusted a chain link fence and was standing next to the fence. A forklift moved towards him and crushed his right hand against a fence pole. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee had landed a load of glass in an "A"-style crate. The crane rigging caught on the bottom of the crate, causing it to tip over and land on the employee's left side and ankle. The employee's ankle was broken.
An employee was working with a hammer to remove wall ties when a drill was dropped from the next level up, striking him on his hard hat and causing neck and shoulder injuries.
An employee was walking back to her workstation. A forklift reversed a short distance, then completed a U-turn and struck her, running over her lower extremities. She was hospitalized with a broken ankle.
An employee was training on a jockey truck. Upon stepping out of the truck, the employee was struck by a rubber tire gantry crane, resulting in amputations of the right leg above the knee and left leg below the knee.
An employee was standing at the rear of a double pallet jack. Another double jack approached, and the employee's lower leg was caught between the two pieces of equipment. He suffered a broken tibia and fibula.
An employee was unloading large material bags on a loading dock. A forklift tine pinned the employee's foot against a pallet, causing the employee to fall and suffer a broken ankle.
The injured employee was standing behind a table. She jumped out to scare another employee, but tripped and fell on the tile floor, injuring her right ankle/foot. She was hospitalized with a dislocated ankle that required surgery.
An employee was installing insulation in a wall when she tripped on a hole (12" deep) and fell, hitting her head on the concrete floor. The employee sustained fractures to her leg and wrist, and lacerations to her head. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee was loading a 4-inch wooden door into a pickup truck when he felt a pop in his right side behind his shoulder blade. He was hospitalized later that day and underwent surgery, having suffered a collapsed right lung.
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.