ORANGE PARK, FLORIDA—
Jr. Davis Construction Company, Inc.
Overexertion involving outside sources, unspecified · Strains
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Jr. Davis Construction Company, Inc., Oakleaf Plantation Pkwy., ORANGE PARK, FLORIDA 32065 on — Strains, affecting the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
Final narrative
An employee was helping one of his co-workers move an extension ladder to another location when he felt a pain in his chest due to a possible muscle strain. He was hospitalized.
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SAINT CLOUD, FLORIDA—
Jr. Davis Construction Company, Inc.
An employee was cutting sanitary pipe when he began to feel overheated and experience a headache and difficulty breathing. He then sat in the air conditioned work truck to cool down until he returned to work. The employee was carrying tools when symptoms reoccurred and he began to experience muscle cramping, resulting in hospitalization for heat illness.
KISSIMMEE, FLORIDA—
Jr. Davis Construction Company, Inc.
Employees were installing an intermediate driveshaft in the driveline of a dump truck. One employee went under the truck to visually observe the yoke and their left thumb was crushed/lacerated in a pinch point between the universal joint cap and the yoke.
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Jr. Davis Construction Company, Inc.
An employee was utilizing a battery-operated circular saw to cut a 6-inch back-form board when the saw blade struck their left hand, resulting in lacerations to the middle and ring fingers.
ORLANDO, FLORIDA—
Jr. Davis Construction Company, Inc.
A crew was rigging an RCP pipe to be lifted by a backhoe. The injured employee signaled for the operator to lower the pipe. He was adjusting the choker cable on the pipe when the pipe was lifted again. His left index and middle fingers were then crushed between the cable and the pipe, resulting in fingertip amputations.
SAINT CLOUD, FLORIDA—
Jr. Davis Construction Company, Inc.
An employee was preparing to connect storm pipe to a structure. The employee went to connect the choker cable to the excavator bucket and the pipe slipped and struck them. The employee sustained a crush injury to the left foot that involved multiple fractures.
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