Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Allied Universal Security, 1980 W Hillsboro Blvd, DEERFIELD BEACH, FLORIDA 33442
on — Multiple general symptoms, affecting the bODY SYSTEMS.
Final narrative
A security guard was feeling faint and dizzy and was hospitalized.
An employee was exiting his car after his break when his legs gave out and he fell to the pavement. The employee was hospitalized with an injury to his neck and a spinal injury.
An employee was carrying sanitary supplies to the bathroom when they tripped over a door jam and fell to the floor, resulting in a hip fracture. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee was opening a train gate for a rail company. Before the employee could open the gate, the train struck the gate which knocked the employee down and rendered him unconscious. The employee sustained fractures to the skull and right eye socket.
An employee was standing to the left of a chair with his right foot on the chair leg when he lost his balance and fell to the floor. As a result of striking the floor, the employee broke his left foot.
On September 25, 2023, an employee was working in the body department installing doors, hoods, and tailgates. The employee finished their shift and was hospitalized later that evening for a back injury.
The injured employee was helping to detain an inmate. A security guard slammed the inmate on top of the injured employee. The employee sustained a back/neck injury.
An employee was removing a rope barrier to let a vehicle into an area. She fell to the ground, resulting in a fractured left hip. She was hospitalized.
An employee was providing security for a stadium event. The employee was attacked and struck in the head with a hammer, suffering a head injury. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee was walking out of the guard shack to get numbers from trailers when they slipped/tripped and fell off a curb to the pavement below. The employee was hospitalized with a hip 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.