Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Massey Services, Inc., 34430 Tuscany Ave, SORRENTO, FLORIDA 32776
on — Heat syncope, affecting the bODY SYSTEMS.
Final narrative
After spending about 20 minutes in an attic, inspecting for wood-damaging organisms, an employee was found unconscious by an open door. The day was hot, and the employee had suffered a heat-related injury.
An employee was sweeping up insulation in a customer's garage. She stepped on a piece of plastic that was sitting on a mat and the two separated, causing her to fall backward. The employee sustained a leg fracture.
An employee was providing pest service at a client's home. While the employee was in a shrub, an insect bit him on the upper left leg. He was hospitalized.
An employee had put his truck in park, exited it, and was walking toward a house when he noticed the truck starting to roll toward the house. He ran between the house and the truck to keep the truck from rolling into the house, suffering a broken pelvis.
An employee was performing finishing work on a residential driveway when they began to experience body cramps and were hospitalized for heat stress and dehydration.
An agent was participating in SWAT team selection and was performing various physical fitness skills including running and exercise intervals. The agent experienced dehydration and a muscular injury that required hospitalization.
On September 26, 2023, an employee was delivering packages when he began to feel ill with a pain in his side. He was hospitalized for heat exhaustion and dehydration.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 561710)
The injured employee was trimming a bush with a hedge trimmer. He reached over with his left hand to remove a branch. The blades of the trimmer partially amputated his left index finger.
An employee was performing pest control services at a residential home when he tripped and fell on the front porch steps. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured wrist, two fractured ribs, and a subdural hematoma.
An employee was on a 32-foot fiberglass ladder positioned on a porch roof, using a caulk gun to seal the fascia board around the gable of a house. He was about 16 feet up the ladder, which was not fully extended. The base of the ladder slid away from the house. The employee fell onto the porch roof, then to the ground below, a distance of about 10 feet. He suffered broken ribs, lacerations and facial abrasions, and a potential facial fracture.
An employee was performing service on a customer's attic. They stepped off a walk board to retrieve a tool and misstepped onto the rafters, causing them to fall approximately 10 to 12 feet. The employee sustained a back injury.
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.