Southern Development & Construction, Inc.

An employee was cutting wood stakes with a corded circular saw when the saw blade struck his left index finger. The employee sustained lacerations to the finger that required hospitalization.

An employee was working as a tail man on a pipe crew, laying pipe and doing inverts. They showed signs of heat stress and sustained dehydration.

An employee was cutting a length of PVC pipe with a gas-powered saw. The saw blade failed causing the saw to kick back and hit the operator in the chest. The employee sustained a 2-by-6 inch long cut to his chest requiring hospitalization to repair tendons.

An employee was walking to their truck to look for a lid. When they stepped between the truck and a dock plate, they sustained a knee injury that required surgery.

An employee was standing on plant bed timbers, using a powered hand trimmer to trim the shrubs in the plant bed. The timber gave way, breaking into several pieces. The employee lost balance and fell with the trimmer in his hand. He suffered a severe laceration to the right wrist and hand.

A mail carrier slipped on ice and sustained a strain that required hospitalization.

An employee was loading phosphoric acid onto a rail car and preparing to secure the rail car for transport. While repositioning the loadout spout to secure it back to the drip pan holster on the dock, the spout contacted the handrail of the rail car, causing the employee to lose balance. The employee stepped back and their right foot entered the opening for the rail car, causing him to twist/pivot on his left leg. The employee's lower left leg was fractured.

On November 14, 2023, an employee was receiving a delivery from a truck when some of the merchandise fell from the truck s lift and struck him. He then fell to the ground and his head struck the sidewalk, resulting in an injury that required hospitalization.

An employee was setting up a worksite on a roadway when they were struck by a vehicle. The employee suffered blunt force trauma to the chest, pelvis, and legs from contact with the vehicle, with subsequent trauma to the neck and head upon falling to the ground.

Two employees were in a utility task vehicle (UTV). The UTV rolled over onto the passenger side and struck the injured employee's arm. The employee sustained a broken elbow, dislocated shoulder, and a laceration to his elbow.

An employee was feeding webs down the board machine for the web press printer. The webs began bunching up while they were being cut. The employee went to fix the webs resulting in amputation of their left index finger. The machine was guarded at the time.

On April 9, 2019, an employee was cutting a piece of 6" pipe with a demo saw. The saw kicked back and cut the employee's face.

An employee was cutting a ductile pipe with a gas-powered chop saw. The saw kicked back and its blade lacerated the employee's chest. The employee was hospitalized.

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.