Dewar Nurseries Inc.

An employee was loading plants from a metal trailer on the top shelf of a rack when he stepped on the metal trailer and slipped, catching his right middle finger in the side post of the metal rack. His finger was fractured.

An employee was working inside a greenhouse when she slipped on the wet concrete floor and fell on her right hip and right wrist. Her right wrist was fractured and required surgery.

While loading plants into a truck, an employee opened the back and was scraped by the door, causing a cut to the stomach area.

An employee was using an air compressor on a multi-wheel tire when the flange and the tire burst, causing the wheel's lock ring to strike the employee in the face. He sustained a laceration and facial fractures.

An employee was changing the connection to a compressed nitrogen tank when the system failed and exploded. One employee suffered a concussion and was hospitalized. The other employee sustained soft tissue injuries that did not require hospitalization.

An employee was putting air in a tire that was mounted on a customer's vehicle when the tire exploded, resulting in a left arm fracture that required hospitalization.

An employee was working in a kitchen when a spray can of oil exploded. Hot oil splashed onto the employee, burning their face and arms.

On October 24, 2023, at 12:00 PM, an employee was visually checking a gauge on the "U" controller when a pressure tank exploded. The employee was hospitalized with multiple facial fractures and required surgery.

An employee was on the tenth step of a three-legged, 14-foot pruning ladder to prune a holly tree. The front leg of the ladder entered a hole in the ground made by a rodent, causing the ladder to become unstable. The employee fell backward onto the ground, resulting in a fractured T12 vertebra.

An employee was riding in a nursery vehicle with another employee driving. The vehicle went off the road and struck a wooden utility pole. The employee suffered a broken left femur, damage to the left elbow, and chipped front teeth. He was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

An employee's fingertip was crushed between a hydraulic clamping device and a post, resulting in an amputation.

An employee was carrying signs to the front of a nursery when they tripped on a curb and fell, resulting in a twisted left ankle and fractured right shoulder.

An employee was removing plant flats from a pulley conveyor and was adjusting plants on the conveyor. The employee put their left hand under a flat to fix it, and their glove got caught on a pulley, resulting in amputation of the left little finger.

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.