PEMBROKE PINES, FLORIDA—
MasTec Advanced Technologies
Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Cuts, lacerations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at MasTec Advanced Technologies , 10590 SW 6TH Street, PEMBROKE PINES, FLORIDA 33025 on — Cuts, lacerations, affecting the upper arm(s).
Final narrative
An employee was installing a satellite dish from a ladder. The employee slipped from the ladder, which lacerated the employee's bicep. The employee was hospitalized.
More severe injuries at MasTec Advanced Technologies
NEW ULM, TEXAS—
MasTec Advanced Technologies
An employee was working on a satellite installation. They were reaching to grab a piece of cable when they were bitten on the left hand by a copperhead snake.
FINDLAY, OHIO—
Mastec Advanced Technologies.
On April 26, 2023, at 9:50 AM, an employee was installing a ladder rack on a company vehicle when the lowering arm of the ladder rack shifted, causing a bolt to slip and catch the wedding ring on his left ring finger. The employee sustained a laceration/avulsion to the left ring finger between the first and second knuckles that required hospitalization.
DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA—
MasTec Advanced Technologies
An employee was dismounting a TV from a wall mount at a customer's residence when his left hand was lacerated by the TV and/or the bracket on the wall. The employee required surgery.
LARKSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA—
MasTec Advanced Technologies
An employee was attempting to install ladder clamps to secure an extension ladder in preparation for the work activity and fell approximately 14 feet from the ladder, resulting in multiple hip fractures and a shoulder injury.
KRUM, TEXAS—
Mastec Advanced Technologies
An employee was running cable through a wall and attaching it to a wall plate. He needed another screw to attach the plate to the wall. When he drilled the screw, it drilled through his left hand.
View MasTec Advanced Technologies 's full OSHA safety record →
Similar incidents · Same event type
PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND—
Providence Place Cinemas 16 and IMAX
An employee was fixing ceiling tiles while working from a ladder when they fell to the floor and sustained a hip fracture.
PENSACOLA, FLORIDA—
DC Janitorial & Cleaning of Pensacola, Inc.
An employee was on an A-frame ladder retrieving materials from a shelf. He slipped and fell and his leg got caught in the ladder rungs, breaking his left tibia.
RIPON, WISCONSIN—
The Boldt Company
An employee was unloading materials from a flatbed trailer when they fell from the trailer and landed on the ground. The employee sustained a fractured left leg.
TAMPA, FLORIDA—
HD Supply Facilities Maintenance
An employee was unloading appliances at a customer location for delivery. The employee was moving a water heater to be placed on the liftgate when he stepped backward and fell to the ground. The employee sustained rib and back injuries.
EUSTIS, FLORIDA—
Freedom Solar LLC
An employee was coming down a portable ladder when they slipped and fell to the ground, resulting in a right forearm fracture.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 517410)
MIAMI, FLORIDA—
DISH Wireless L.L.C.
An employee began experiencing hand and arm cramping while climbing a tower. About an hour later, the employee became ill. The employee was hospitalized for heat-related illness.
NEW ULM, TEXAS—
MasTec Advanced Technologies
An employee was working on a satellite installation. They were reaching to grab a piece of cable when they were bitten on the left hand by a copperhead snake.
MORRISTON, FLORIDA—
Satellites Unlimited, LLC
An employee was climbing up a fixed wooden access ladder to the ceiling of a residential house. One of the ladder rungs failed, causing the employee to fall to the ground. He sustained a spiral fracture to his left leg.
BRIGHTON, MASSACHUSETTS—
Clear Channel Outdoor
An employee was standing on a rooftop using rope to lower a bundled advertising copy to the ground to a second employee. The rope got tangled in the employee's harness/lanyard or foot, causing the employee to fall approximately 15 feet to the sidewalk below. The employee landed on their feet and fractured both heels. The employee was hospitalized.
BLUE SPRINGS, MISSOURI—
Comcast
An employee was replacing an old drop cord on a power pole. The employee was descending a ladder when they fell approximately 10 to 12 feet, resulting in a fractured pelvis.
More severe injuries in FLORIDA
MARCO ISLAND, FLORIDA—
DRIFTWOOD NURSERY & LANDSCAPING, INC
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.
JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA—
Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc.
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.
ALACHUA, FLORIDA—
Envelope Seal Insulation, Inc
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.
BELLE GLADE, FLORIDA—
Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative of Florida
An employee was operating an agricultural tractor during sugarcane harvesting. The employee sustained a lumbar sprain due to vibration or motion from the tractor.
SAINT PETERSBURG, FLORIDA—
Air-flo/Erwood Heating & Air Conditioning
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.