Stings and venomous bites · Poisoning, including poisoning-related asphyxia
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Brightview Landscape Services Inc., 7600 Mystic Dunes Lanes, CELEBRATION, FLORIDA 34747
on — Poisoning, including poisoning-related asphyxia, affecting the bODY SYSTEMS.
Final narrative
An employee was bitten on his left finger by a venomous snake and sustained effects from the venom.
HospitalizedBODY SYSTEMSVenomous snakes
More severe injuries at Brightview Landscape Services Inc.
An employee was cutting a palm frond with a chainsaw when the chainsaw kicked back and lacerated his left upper arm/bicep area. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee was riding a lawnmower to a location to begin trimming with a weed eater. The lawnmower struck a parking stop and the employee riding on the mower sustained a fractured right foot.
An employee was conducting landscaping activities all day when they began feeling sick and dizzy. The employee was hospitalized for dehydration and heat stress.
An employee was emptying and cleaning a trash container when he noticed a bite on his ribcage. The employee was hospitalized for a poisonous spider bite.
An employee was working an investigation. He pulled a trash can from a suspect s house and was bitten by fire ants. On the way back to the office the employee developed hives and went into anaphylactic shock. The employee was hospitalized.
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 sweeping the entrance of a building. Her right foot caught on the corner of a carpeted area, causing her to fall. She suffered a broken right hip and was hospitalized.
An employee was walking toward the custodial closet when they stepped on a corner of the corridor where there was some floor stripper on the floor. They slipped on the wet solution and struck their head on floor. The employee lost consciousness and was hospitalized.
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.