105,313Records 71,083Employers 85,290Hospitalizations 27,770Amputations 2015-01-01 2025-10-31
Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025

Viking Rigging & Crane Erecting, Inc.

Struck, caught, or crushed in other collapsing structure or equipment · Fractures

Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Viking Rigging & Crane Erecting, Inc., 227 North Meridian Ave, TAMPA, FLORIDA 33602 on — Fractures, affecting the multiple body parts, unspecified.

An employee was struck by a block that fell from a 600-ton crane when the crane collapsed. The employee sustained multiple fractures to the body.

Hospitalized Multiple body parts, unspecified Cranes, unspecified

Williams Brothers Construction Co., Inc

A mixer truck driver was delivering a load of concrete to a jobsite. The driver was operating the controls outside of his truck when a 6x10-foot fascia wall gave way. One of the concrete fascia panels struck the driver's right calf resulting in amputation of the leg below the knee.

Mohawk Northeast, Inc.

An employee was installing sheet piles when a pier collapsed and they sustained a broken leg.

M&B Developing Group, Inc.

An employee was receiving a 32-by-8 panel wall that weighed 3,500 pounds. As the crane was going up, the cable of one of the clanks became caught on the panel wall. The panel wall collapsed and struck the employee's right leg, resulting in right leg fractures and amputation below the knee.

Ericsson Smart Factory

An employee was moving conveyors in a warehouse to another location using rolling casters. The legs became detached from the bottom of the conveyor, and the employee's right index finger was caught in the conveyor pinch point, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Bryan Construction Inc

An employee was participating in demolition work when a non-structural wall collapsed on him. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured shoulder.

Stevenson Crane Service, Inc.

A crew was relocating a dumpster (containing approximately 200 pounds of demolished wire) to access the uninterruptible power supply (UPS) units they were servicing. During movement of the dumpster, a section of carpet tile dislodged from the floor, causing an employee to lose his footing, slip, and fall. He landed on his right wrist, resulting in a fracture.

Champion Replacement Windows of Kansas City

An employee was cutting a board using a circular saw. The saw pinched, kicked back, and cut the employee's left ring and little fingers. The employee suffered an amputation to the little finger.

Severo Ortiz Construction LLC

An employee was using an aluminum extension ladder to remove gutters at a height of approximately 20 feet. As they were removing the gutters, part of the gutter collapsed and struck the ladder, causing it to move sideways. The employee fell from the ladder and sustained fractures to ribs on the left side and their right forearm.

Fence Repair Company

An employee was using an electric saw to cut a piece of wood for a fence. The saw slipped out of his hand and lacerated his left leg. He was hospitalized.

Beth-Allen Scaffold & Equipment

An employee was erecting a scaffold. A side bracket was not secure. The employee stepped on the bracket to test it and fell 18 feet to the concrete floor resulting in fractures to the ankles and femurs. He was not using fall protection equipment.

DRIFTWOOD NURSERY & LANDSCAPING, INC

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.

Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc.

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.

Envelope Seal Insulation, Inc

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.

Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative of Florida

An employee was operating an agricultural tractor during sugarcane harvesting. The employee sustained a lumbar sprain due to vibration or motion from the tractor.

Air-flo/Erwood Heating & Air Conditioning

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.