Long Hammock Ranch Operations

On December 19, 2023, an employee was setting up a copper wire drawing machine when his left ring finger was pinched between a copper wire and a machine part. The employee's finger was partially amputated.

An employee was examining a machine when a part moved up and amputated a fingertip on their left hand.

An employee was checking the gusset seal on a machine. He moved to the next cross sealer and the machine activated, causing an amputation to a left-hand finger. The employee was hospitalized.

An employee was evaluating a coiling machine to verify that the blade was present inside it. The machine's weld function was activated, and the machine crushed the employee's fingers, resulting in the amputation of the left middle and ring fingers.

An employee's right hand was caught in a wire drawing machine, resulting in amputation.

An employee was loading a telehandler onto a trailer and the right wheels were misaligned with the trailer, causing the telehandler to tip and fall to the right. The employee went to exit the telehandler as it fell, striking his head on the cage and frame of the telehandler. The employee sustained a concussion, a head laceration, and fractured vertebrae.

An employee was preparing to go to another ranch location to work cattle. This would include getting the cow dogs from the dog pen which are located behind a mobile home adjacent to the barn. The employee was driving his utility task vehicle (UTV) through the mobile home yard to the dog pens when the UTV hit a hole in the yard while it was turning. This caused the UTV to overturn and land on the employee's left leg, resulting in a fracture to his left fibula that required surgery.

An employee was moving a camel from one pen to another. The employee tripped and fell and the camel sat on him. He suffered broken fingers on the left hand, a broken right hand, a dislocated collarbone, broken ribs, and a collapsed lung.

An employee was washing the back of a dump truck. The latches for the back gate were stuck closed, and the employee lifted them up to allow the gate to close. The gate closed and pinched his right middle finger, causing an amputation to the fingertip.

An employee was working in an attic when he fell through the ceiling to the ground 8 feet below. He suffered a broken shoulder, a facial laceration, and a concussion.

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.