Bites and stings, unspecified · Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at C & B FARMS, INC., 27320 CR 835, CLEWISTON, FLORIDA 33440
on — Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds, affecting the nonclassifiable.
Final narrative
An employee was working in a field/harvesting when he was bitten/stung on his leg by an insect or spider. He was subsequently hospitalized with an infection.
An employee was walking through the chicken barn checking the chickens. They were bitten by a spider on the left shoulder and experienced a reaction to the spider bite.
An employee was operating an agricultural tractor when the tire was punctured and the tractor rolled over onto the employee. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured back and bruising to their heart and lungs.
An employee was repairing an attic ladder on the second floor. The ladder opened, and employee fell through to the floor below. The employee was hospitalized with skull fractures, spinal fractures, and a spleen injury.
An employee was servicing a portable conveyor at a site and spun the pulley. The employee's fingertip was caught between the belt and the pulley, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
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.