Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts · Electrical burns, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Forestry Resources, LLC, 452 SW 10th St, CROSS CITY, FLORIDA 32628
on — Electrical burns, unspecified, affecting the hand(s), unspecified.
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Final narrative
An employee was checking a top seal machine to determine why the bags were not heat sealing properly when he contacted an energized 240 volt, 20 amp electrical wire and received electrical burns to his right hand.
An employee was operating an unloaded forklift on a paved surface outside of the building to return the forklift to the parking lot. When the forklift turned, it tipped over and the employee, who was wearing a seatbelt, remained in the seat with one leg turned up under him and the other behind him as he faced the ground. His left foot and right leg were fractured.
An employee was installing a ground wire to a power transmission pole. The ground wire contacted an energized portion of a cut-out, causing an arc-flash. The employee was hospitalized with second degree burns to their chest and arms.
An employee was connecting a utility transformer for underground service to a home. The employee's impact drill went across two connection bars with 240 volts of potential, creating an arc flash. The employee sustained burns to the face and eyes due to the arc flash and molten aluminum.
On December 15, 2023, at 9:15 AM, an employee was changing 60-amp fuses in a 480-volt panel when an arc flash occurred. The employee was hospitalized with burns to both hands.
At 12:55 p.m. on October 8, 2025, a pneumatic cylinder press was activated while an employee's hand was resting on it. The moving shaft and top portion of the machine descended, catching the employee's right middle finger and amputating the fingertip (without bone loss).
An employee had been providing lawncare service and was driving back to the main facility when he experienced severe cramping due to heat stress. The employee was hospitalized for dehydration.
At about 5:15 p.m. on June 14, 2025, an employee was using a walk-behind mower to mow middle islands along a road. A support truck with an arrow board sign was following behind to control traffic. The truck lurched forward and struck the employee from behind, pinning the employee against the mower. The employee suffered a fractured hip, a right iliac wing fracture, right femoral nerve damage, and puncture wounds to the right leg. The employee was hospitalized.
A welder in the fabrication shop was straightening a wheel tab with a hammer and struck his left hand. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured hand.
A sprayer boom assembly fell off a sawhorse when the C-clamp was removed and it struck an employee. The employee suffered a separated collarbone and three broken ribs.
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.