Struck by discharged object or substance · Cuts, lacerations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at WC Staffing Solutions, 950 Keller Road, ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, FLORIDA 32716
on — Cuts, lacerations, affecting the foot (feet), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was pressure-cleaning when he lost his balance. The machine malfunctioned and the high-pressure spray lacerated his left foot.
An employee was installing wood trim surrounding a skylight inside a home. While holding a piece of trim in it's desired location, his pneumatic nail gun discharged, sending a 3/4-inch pin nail into his left forearm.
An employee removed a safety valve on a trailer that unknowingly contained nitrogen gas. The gas released from the trailer and pushed the employee backward off a scaffold approximately 10 feet before they struck a garage door, resulting in a pelvic injury.
An employee was sitting at her workstation when a nail gun malfunctioned and shot a nail into her left leg. She suffered a puncture and blood vessel injury and was hospitalized.
On November 25, 2023, an employee was using a high-pressured water hose to perform sewer line cleaning operations. The employee's right little finger and palm were lacerated by pressurized water from the hose.
The injured employee was recording another employee servicing a tank. The injured employee climbed up a brick wall, lost their balance, and fell toward an operating machine. As they attempted to steady themself, their finger made contact with wiper blocks resulting in a severe laceration to their left middle finger, resulting in medical amputation and hospitalization.
An employee was drinking coffee when she inadvertently dropped her coffee mug, which struck a chair and then impacted the floor mat. The cup handle broke and struck the employee's foot, causing a puncture wound and bleeding that required hospitalization and surgery.
An employee was working next to a conveyor belt. His hand was caught in the rotating roller which pulled his arm through up to his elbow. He was hospitalized for damage to his tendons as well as abrasions.
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.