Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Jbo Harvesting, Inc, CR 721 & SR 70 W, OKEECHOBEE, FLORIDA 34974
on — Fractures, affecting the nonclassifiable.
Final narrative
An employee was positioning a palm tree on a flatbed truck. The palm tree rolled and knocked the employee to the floor. The employee sustained a fracture disk.
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.
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.
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.
A temporary employee was on top of a cane wagon, throwing cane down to the ground (i.e., planting). He reached the end of the field row and started to feel ill. He experienced cramping and headaches due to heat exhaustion.
Employees were pushing a potato conveyor belt as one employee was adjusting the belt to make it shorter. The injured employee's right index and little fingers were crushed by a roller and a metal plate. The fingers were partially amputated and required sutures.
An employee had been working at the nursery and loading trees on a trailer in the heat. The employee experienced symptoms of dehydration including body aches, chills, muscle pain, and cramping.
An employee was working in the field when he began to experience chills, dizziness, nausea, and blurred vision. He sat down and lost consciousness. The employee was hospitalized for dehydration.
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.