RICHARDSON-WAYLAND ELECTRICAL COMPANY LLC

An employee was performing maintenance on conveyor lines when he jumped out of the way of a moving rail-guided vehicle (RGV). He landed in the conveyor line and was then bumped by the rail-guided vehicle, causing him to strike an angle iron that was a part of a stationary conveyor. His stomach was crushed and the employee sustained a laceration to the abdomen.

An employee was troubleshooting a hydraulic piston on the wheels of a semi-trailer dump truck. The piston released and caused the trailer to move, crushing the employee's leg. The employee sustained fractures and contusions.

An employee was working on the attachment securing mechanism of a skid steer when their hand was caught by the mechanism. The employee was hospitalized with fractures and lacerations to three fingers on the left hand.

An employee was spreading the forks on a parked forklift when he was struck in the face by one of the forklift tines, resulting in a contusion.

An employee was releasing a chain to open the rear flap of a dump truck when three of their fingers got caught between the chain and the truck, resulting in crush injuries.

An employee was loading the back of his truck with buckets of oil. As he was coming down off the truck, he slipped on a surface that was wet due to rain and fell about 3.5 feet to the ground, landing on his left elbow/arm. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured left humerus and required surgery.

On September 25, 2025, an employee climbed an aluminum extension ladder and was on top of the roof of a building She was walking around on the roof, inspecting and evaluating it. She was descending the ladder when the ladder slid to the right and twisted around as she hung onto it. She then fell 10-12 feet to the paved parking lot and the ladder landed on top of her. She sustained a fractured left collarbone, multiple other fractures, and had bruising to the left side of her abdomen.

An employee was supervising a crew as they felled a dangerous tree during a forest fire. The tree struck the employee as it fell, breaking bones.

An employee was riding a horse and leading several pack mules along a trail. A few mules started acting up, causing the horse to stir. The employee then fell off the horse and landed on a stiff woody protrusion that impacted her chest/rib area. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured rib and a punctured lung.

An employee was working on a tree thinning unit and was cutting a 6" diameter tree. During the back-cut when the chainsaw kicked back. The saw struck her, resulting in a 3-inch laceration on her left leg below the knee. She was hospitalized and required surgery.

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.