RANGER CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRIES, INC.

On November 4, 2020, at approximately 11:45 AM, two Ranger Construction employees were unloading a skid steer loader from a tandem-axle heavy equipment trailer that was attached to a pickup truck. One employee was driving the loader down the trailer's loading ramp when the latch on the truck receiver was released. The weight of the loader on the back of the trailer caused the ring of the trailer receiver to pop up, contacting the latch and pinching the injured employee's left index finger between the latch and the hitch receiver. The fingertip was amputated.

A vehicle struck a guardrail that was immediately behind the employee. The employee jumped over a guardrail and then fell approximately 20 feet into a cattle crossing and sustained multiple broken bones and injuries to the teeth.

An employee was measuring the radius of the community exit/entrance when he was struck from behind by a car, dislocating the left ankle and shoulder and fracturing the left fibula.

An employee working on a paving crew started to feel dizzy, so he went to rest under an umbrella. He then passed out and fell, hitting his face, forearm, and hand on the just-poured hot pavement. The employee suffered burns to his left-side face, forearms, and hands. He was hospitalized.

Two employees using a propane torch to loosen hardened asphalt were hospitalized when a flash flame caused severe burns to their arms and faces.

An employee was standing on the step at the back of a garbage truck when he fell to the ground and sustained a facial fracture and a concussion.

An employee was on the back of a traffic control trailer deploying traffic control devices when he fell to the ground and struck his head.

On March 27, 2023, an employee fell from the back of a traffic truck while it was performing a U-turn. The employee landed on the ground and sustained injury to the neck and back.

An employee was riding on a trash truck. When he jumped off the truck, he struck his head on the pavement and suffered a head injury.

An employee fell out of a moving postal vehicle as it pulled onto a roadway. The employee suffered broken facial bones and a broken hip.

An employee was operating a battery-powered broom to clean demolition debris off the top of the outermost bridge girder. The girder was approximately 11 feet above the demolition scaffold below. The employee fell approximately 8 feet to wind bracing below. The employee was hospitalized with a pelvis/tailbone fracture. Fall protection was in place at the time.

An employee was cleaning out an inlet pipe in a stormwater structure. The employee stepped back, fell into the pipe, and landed on concrete 13 feet below, at the bottom of the structure. He suffered a broken back.

A concrete batch plant operator was assisting with clearing spoil piles using a skid steer. The skid steer backed into a stationary screen plant. The employee's left little finger was crushed between the controls of the skid steer and the screen plant, resulting in a fracture and laceration. The employee's finger was surgically amputated.

An employee was operating a roller and paving a small pathway next to a pavilion. The ground was on a slight pitch, causing him to reach up toward the roll cage to stabilize himself. His right fifth finger was pinched between the roll cage and the rafter of the pavilion. The employee sustained a partial degloving injury with partial traumatic amputation.

An employee was working with paving equipment and heard a noise on the opposite side of the machine he was working on. When the machine stopped, the employee went to the opposite side and crouched down to investigate the noise. A mini track loader backed up and drove over the employee's leg. The employee sustained fractures to their lower leg, ankle, and foot.

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.