Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at The Boat House of Cape Coral, 1516 SE 46th Street, CAPE CORAL, FLORIDA 33904
on — Bruises, contusions, affecting the head, unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee had been cleaning a boat when he was found unresponsive and was not breathing. He sustained a bump on his head above his eye.
HospitalizedHead, unspecifiedNonclassifiable
More severe injuries at The Boat House of Cape Coral
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.
A team of employees was moving boats from one slip in a marina to another using rope. An employee slipped while moving around in a boat and suffered a broken left femur.
An employee was at a guard shack checking in and directing guests. After motioning a camper forward, he turned to head back to the guard shack and the first rear tire of the camper struck his left foot and he fell to the ground. The second rear wheel went over his right leg, resulting in a fractured femur. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee helped to load garbage onto a boat. The boat bumped into a piling, causing the employee to fall in the water. The propeller of the boat lacerated his lower left leg from the knee to the foot.
An employee was using a sledgehammer to remove a large prop with a knocker that was attached to a boat when the sledgehammer broke and a metal chip flew into his eye. This resulted in a laceration to his eye that required surgery.
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.