Struck by powered vehicle tipping over-nontransport · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Goodwill Industries Big Bend, Inc., Hwy 90 and Lafayette Street, MARIANNA, FLORIDA 32446
on — Fractures, affecting the lower leg(s).
Final narrative
On May 8, 2017, an employee was driving an ATV along the side of the road, picking up trash. He was driving on an incline when he came to a stop and the ATV rolled over onto his lower leg, fracturing it. He was hospitalized.
HospitalizedLower leg(s)ATV, all terrain vehicle
More severe injuries at Goodwill Industries Big Bend, Inc.
On June 4, 2019, an employee was using an ATV to spray herbicide along the grass beside a highway. The vehicle got stuck in a rut and was being pulled out by another ATV when it rolled over, ejecting her to the ground. She suffered a fracture to the lower left leg and was hospitalized.
An employee was conducting janitorial work when he was found unconscious at the bottom of the stairs by another employee. He was hospitalized with a skull fracture.
An employee was working underneath a 2-foot section of piping that was attached to a forklift. As the forklift was lowering the piping into the ground, the forklift became unsteady and the rear wheels lifted off the ground. The forklift started to tip forward but did not overturn. The mast of the forklift struck the employee causing a fractured arm, fractured ribs, and a back injury.
An employee was offloading scrap metal when the semi-truck with a dump trailer tipped over onto the employee. The employee was hospitalized for head injuries and a laceration to their hip.
On September 10, 2022, an employee was vibrating poured concrete. A concrete boom truck's right front stabilizer sank into the ground; the truck tipped, and its boom struck the employee. The employee sustained multiple fractures, dislocations, abrasions, contusions, strains/sprains, and lacerations to multiple body parts, as well as a concussion. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee was preparing an inoperable AH-64 Apache Helicopter for tractor-trailer removal from the training area. During the process, the helicopter rolled on its side and caught the employee's left leg underneath it resulting in a fractured tibia, fibula, and ankle.
An employee was sitting on a forklift with his seatbelt on. The forklift he was operating was stuck in the yard, so another forklift had hooked a chain to his forklift and was attempting to pull it loose. The forklift then turned over on its side and the employee's foot was caught underneath it, fracturing the foot.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 453310)
An employee was removing boxes from a pallet. When he stepped backward, his foot caught on shrink wrap. He fell to the concrete, landing on his right hip and breaking it. He was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
An employee was unpacking donations from a donation bin and moving a portable canopy when he lost his balance and fell forward. The employee struck his head on the concrete and sustained a fractured C4 vertebra and a laceration to the forehead that required stitches.
An employee was placing signs on merchandise when they tripped and fell to the floor on their left side. The employee broke a hip and was hospitalized for surgery.
An employee was lowering a person from a van using a lift. The employee's right thumb was caught in the van lift and severely wounded, resulting in a partial amputation.
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.