Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Florida International Terminal, LLC, 3800 MCINTOSH RD, FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA 33316
on — Fractures, affecting the hand(s), unspecified.
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Final narrative
An employee was driving a mule truck. The employee was inside the mule truck when a crane lifted a container on the truck bed. The employee struck her right hand inside the truck and suffered multiple hand fractures.
HospitalizedHand(s), unspecifiedIndustrial vehicle, material hauling and transport-powered, n.e.c
An employee was using a dozer to clear a plot of land. The dozer struck the ground after getting stuck on a tree stump, causing the employee to hit their head on the cab roof. The employee sustained a spinal compression injury.
On August 31, 2023, an employee was operating an excavator to complete a demolition job. As the excavator drove into the first floor of the building, the floor collapsed. The vehicle and employee dropped approximately 8 feet, causing the employee to sustain a back injury.
An employee was standing on a walk-behind lawn mower when the mower spun out of control. His right ring fingertip became caught in the handlebar, resulting in an amputation.
An employee was loading a bundle of 3/8-inch rebar using a standup skid loader. While transporting the load, the equipment tipped forward, throwing the employee over the controls and into the mast of the skid loader. The employee sustained several teeth avulsions, a mouth laceration, and bruising/swelling around the face.
An employee was driving a forklift to deliver lumber to a work site when the forklift tipped forward onto the forks. The employee struck his head on a metal railing on the forklift, resulting in a laceration, a concussion, and temporary loss of consciousness.
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An employee was performing maintenance on an a conveyor system. He was working to loosen the chain that moves the belt when his right index fingertip was caught by the chain and amputated.
An employee was using a scissor lift to demolish an air duct. The employee stepped onto the top railing to cut the air duct and then went to step down, lost his footing, and fell approximately 10-12 feet. The employee sustained three fractures on the left side of his pelvis and four back fractures.
An employee was doing a post-construction inspection after the telephone company worked on a pole. The employee put a 17-foot fiberglass stick against the pole, and was strapping a bungee cord around the pole so it wouldn t fall, when he contacted a faulty ground wire and sustained an electric shock.
An employee was working as a risk safety consultant on a construction jobsite when they were physically assaulted by a carpenter. The employee was hospitalized with a frontal brain bleed, an orbital fracture under his left eye, a laceration to the back of the head that required three staples, and injuries to their right hand, hip, and back.
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.