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Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025

BRIGHTVIEW LANDSCAPE SERVICES, INC.

Struck by dislodged flying object, particle · Fractures

Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at BRIGHTVIEW LANDSCAPE SERVICES, INC., Macdill Air Force Base, TAMPA, FLORIDA 33621 on — Fractures, affecting the eye(s).

An employee was removing the final portion of a tree stump utilizing a pull rope and a vehicle. The rope broke under tension resulting in a large recoil that struck the employee on the right cheek. The employee suffered fractures to the eye socket, abrasions, and contusions. The employee was hospitalized.

Hospitalized Eye(s) Rope, twine, string

BRIGHTVIEW LANDSCAPE SERVICES, INC.

An employee was cutting a palm frond with a chainsaw when the chainsaw kicked back and lacerated his left upper arm/bicep area. The employee was hospitalized.

Brightview Landscape Services Inc.

An employee was riding a lawnmower to a location to begin trimming with a weed eater. The lawnmower struck a parking stop and the employee riding on the mower sustained a fractured right foot.

BrightView Landscape Services, Inc

An employee was conducting landscaping activities all day when they began feeling sick and dizzy. The employee was hospitalized for dehydration and heat stress.

BrightView Landscape Services, Inc.

An employee was using a stand-up mower. His right foot was caught on the lawn mower stand, and he suffered a broken ankle.

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Lowe's Home Improvement

An employee was tossing a damaged toilet into a compactor. The toilet bounced off the compactor and lacerated the employee's right wrist, cutting an artery and tendon.

S & J Construction, LLC

An employee was operating a hydraulic jack to bend a frame when the jack came loose and struck the employee. They were hospitalized for a spleen injury.

RMVK Enterprise, INC.

A truck had been towed into the shop with a flat tire and a blown airbag. An employee checked the tire for damage and was airing the tire. The employee was installing the valve core when the bead slipped off the rim. Air escaped, and the aluminum wheel struck the employee's head and face. The employee became unresponsive and was bleeding.

Dustrol Inc.

On December 14, 2023, at 8:40 p.m., three employees were inspecting milling machines for startup. A few of the sleeves on the mill drum needed to be changed out. The injured employee was trying to input a sleeve on the mill drum using a hammer. The hammer hit the edge of the drum, which caused a metal piece to splinter off and strike the employee's cheek just below the left eye. The metal splinter embedded in the back of their eye socket, resulting in pain, swelling, and bleeding that required hospitalization.

WalMart #436

An employee was pushing a line of carts into a vestibule when the door cable snapped and struck his right ankle. The employee suffered a fracture that required surgery and hospitalization.

Garden Angels New York LLC

An employee was cleaning leaves with a backpack blower when he fell from a ladder, resulting in injuries to his head, neck, and back.

Advanced Mulch Inc

An employee was helping to set up a mulch blowing truck when they were struck by an oncoming vehicle. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured knee, a concussion, and a head laceration; they also received stitches on their arm.

4 Seasons Property Services, Inc.

An employee was rappelling down a tree. When he was most of the way down, he fell on the ground and suffered a broken pelvis.

Boston Land Co Management Services Inc

An employee was using a table saw to cut a piece of wood when the saw cut his thumb, index, and middle fingers. His index finger was amputated and he was hospitalized.

Parm's Landscape Management

An employee was mowing a residential lawn at a client's house. The mower slid on the land and tipped over onto him. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured vertebra in the neck and partial paralysis.

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.