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Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025

Envirowaste Services Group, Inc

Struck by other falling powered vehicle · Fractures

Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Envirowaste Services Group, Inc, 18001 Old Cutler Road, PALMETTO BAY, FLORIDA 33157 on — Fractures, affecting the pelvis.

A mechanic was working under a vehicle that had been raised on jacks. The jacks were released and the vehicle came down; its tires rolled toward the employee's back and he suffered a broken pelvis.

Hospitalized Pelvis Vehicle, unspecified

Envirowaste Services Group, Inc

An employee was in the road looking inside a manhole when they were struck by a box truck. The employee sustained injuries to his head, jaw, and pelvis that required hospitalization.

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Walmart

An employee was removing a wheel from a car when the car fell from the lift. The employee suffered a left middle finger amputation.

Commercial Tire

An employee was repairing the right rear tire of a tractor in a customer's yard. While removing the cribbing, the tractor slipped and came down on him. The tire was not yet inflated and the employee was pinned by the tractor. The employee sustained crush injuries to the hip, pelvis, and tailbone including several fractures to the pelvis.

Harding Metals, Inc.

An employee was working underneath a vehicle that was suspended on two jack stands when the vehicle frame broke. The vehicle fell onto the employee, resulting in a back fracture, rib fractures, and a punctured lung.

Creekside Nursery, L.L.C.

On June 17, 2023, an employee was checking a tire for leak. As he released the air brake, the semi-truck fell from the jack onto the employee's right arm and rolled forward. The employee sustained an arm injury.

Rockaway Farmers Market

A forklift was unloading a pallet jack from a rental truck when the pallet jack fell off the raised forks and struck an employee as she was working to steady the load. She sustained a right thigh fracture along with scrapes and bruises.

Rumpke - Beech Hollow Landfill

A driver had backed up a rear load truck to a dumpster. The winch cable was bound, and another employee went to use the controls to put slack in the line. The cable tightened instead of loosening while the driver was holding it, and it caught his hand against the truck and crushed his thumb. The thumb was fractured and lacerated; he was hospitalized, requiring surgery. The incident took place during a training activity.

Lonestar Landfill

An employee left the guard shack to speak to a customer. A bulldozer ran over her right foot, resulting in three broken toes.

Rumpke Transportation, LLC

An employee was pulling into a customer's parking lot to pick up a roll-off container when the vehicle ran over the median curb. The vehicle then veered to the left, striking the side curb and the retaining wall. The employee sustained injuries to his neck and spine, as well as a damaged artery, a head laceration, and fractured ribs.

Boise Recycling

An employee was replacing the bracing arm of a baler. The replacement part (weighing an estimated 500 pounds) was moved into place using a truck-mounted crane with a lifting strap attached to the designated pick point. The employee then used his right hand to stabilize/align the part. The part shifted, crushing his right index finger against the mounting pin hole. The employee's finger was amputated above the first knuckle.

Waste Connections of Alabama, Inc.

An employee was moving a mower with a tractor bucket when the bucket slipped and struck another employee on the hand. The injured employee sustained a partial amputation of their left little finger.

DRIFTWOOD NURSERY & LANDSCAPING, INC

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.

Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc.

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.

Envelope Seal Insulation, Inc

An employee was inspecting a generator whose radiator was leaking. He slipped, and a fan blade in the generator amputated his thumb and index finger.

Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative of Florida

An employee was operating an agricultural tractor during sugarcane harvesting. The employee sustained a lumbar sprain due to vibration or motion from the tractor.

Air-flo/Erwood Heating & Air Conditioning

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.