Flowerwood Nursery, Inc.

An employee was picking up hurricane debris and was bitten by a copperhead snake on two fingers on his right hand. The employee was hospitalized for treatment.

An employee was performing inventory by placing oil on the shelves when a customer called out to him. The employee turned from his inventory activities and crossed the second bay pit that was partially covered by a wooden pit cover three feet long. When the employee stepped on the cover, it gave way and the employee fell four feet to the bottom of the pit breaking his right femur.

An employee was using a saw to cut a piece of concrete when the piece gave way and pushed the saw into the employee's leg. The employee's leg was lacerated, requiring stitches and hospitalization.

An employee was using a utility knife to cut honeycomb paper when the knife amputated their left index fingertip.

An employee was cleaning a resident's chimney. While using a drill, the employee's glove became caught in the drill and their finger was fractured.

An employee was grinding some hardfacing on a bulldozer blade when the 9-inch grinder kicked back and lacerated his left leg above the knee. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.

An employee was operating a rotating tool to place thread protectors on the end of pipe. Her left hand was on the rotating part of the tool when the tool engaged, resulting in a left forearm fracture and a thumb laceration.

An employee was moving a mower when hog fencing panels that were leaning against a wall fell and pinned his right leg, resulting in abrasions to his right knee and leg.

An employee was operating a lawn mower. He fell off while making a turn and the mower ran over his right foot. The employee sustained a laceration on his right ankle.

On September 4, 2025, an employee was working to adjust the wrap on the wrap machine to avoid it tearing. The employee contacted the angle iron guard that surrounds the front of the wrap platform, causing a puncture wound to their right shin. The employee was hospitalized.

An employee was unloading plants from a delivery truck and putting them on a nursery lot. The employee became overheated, went into a break room and sat down, and then lost consciousness. He was hospitalized, suffering from dehydration.

An employee was moving a pallet of feed from the floor level of the racking when a beam on the second tier broke causing a pallet of product to fall onto the employee. The employee sustained a fractured femur that required surgery.

After cutting a slab of beef short ribs, an employee turned to grab the pieces he had cut and his right hand contacted the saw blade. The employee sustained an amputation to his right index finger.

An employee was unloading a carpet pad from a truck when they fell from the truck dock to the concrete below, resulting in five fractured ribs and an injury to their left lung.

An employee was inspecting flares processes. The employee received burns to the front side of the body, face and arm from the flares.

An employee was removing plastic material from a production line when the machine cycled and amputated his left index, ring, and little fingers.

An employee was walking up a walkway to enter a building through the back entrance when she tripped over the lip of the cement ramp. The employee fell and sustained a fractured right hip.