Fall on same level due to tripping, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at DPR Construction, 555 W. Statte Road 434, LONGWOOD, FLORIDA 32750
on — Fractures, affecting the elbow(s).
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Final narrative
An employee tripped and fell to the concrete floor, suffering a broken left elbow.
On September 16, 2025, an employee was building and setting wood forms for an upcoming concrete pour. They were using a circular saw to cut a 2-by-4 piece of wood when the saw kicked back and contacted their left little fingertip, resulting in an amputation between the distal joint and the nailbed.
An employee was assisting a boat captain with bringing in a 4-foot bull shark that had been caught on a fishing line. The employee reached down over the side of the boat and contacted the shark's mouth. The shark's teeth lacerated the employee's right middle finger.
Employees were repairing a guardrail system which had been damaged by back-fill soil material. A skid-steer was removing soil from the guardrail system while the injured employee was pulling a stanchion out and away from the skid-steer bucket. The bucket caught the employee's right index finger against the stanchion; the fingertip was amputated.
An employee was attempting to assemble a section of a racking system when his right middle finger became caught between the racking system, amputating his fingertip.
An employee was replacing silt fabric in a catch basin. The employee's right hand was crushed when the catch basin drain cover dropped on it. He was hospitalized with two broken fingers and two lacerated fingers.
An employee was walking down the hall to retrieve a vacuum when they stumbled and fell to the floor. The employee suffered wrist bruises and a kneecap fracture that required surgery.
An employee was installing a compressor piston. He tripped and fell backward while the piston was in his lap. As he landed, the little finger of his left hand became caught between the piston and compressor piping resulting in a partial amputation of the fingertip. The employee required stitches and the fingertip was reattached.
An employee was doing an oil change. He was walking to get his oil jug when he tripped on an open lift pad, and fell to the ground landing on his right side. The employee sustained a broken right femur and was hospitalized.
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