Nonroadway incident involving motorized land vehicle, unspecified · Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at TOP CUT LAWN SERVICES NORTH, LLC, High Ridge Road , BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA 33426
on — Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified, affecting the nonclassifiable.
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Final narrative
An employee who had been operating a front-end loader was found trapped and crushed underneath the loader, requiring hospitalization.
HospitalizedNonclassifiableBucket, front-end, end, and pay loaders
An employee was moving a loaded lift from an aisle when it became wedged in the aisle and abruptly stopped, throwing the employee. The employee suffered a concussion, and fractures to two neck vertebrae and the left scapula.
An employee was in the basket of an aerial lift while unloading it from a flatbed trailer. The brake released, causing the aerial lift to strike another lift. The employee sustained a partially collapsed lung, rib fractures, and bleeding from the kidneys.
An employee was moving materials using an all-terrain vehicle when the vehicle struck an overhead boom. The employee's head struck against the steering wheel and he was ejected to the concrete ground. The employee was hospitalized with a head injury.
An employee was loading and unloading palletized material with a powered pallet jack. The pallet jack backed up and the employee's leg was crushed between the pallet jack and a bumper/trailer hitch, resulting in fractures to the right ankle and left tibia.
An employee was operating a forklift and went to grab a hold of the swinging arm to swing it into place. His hand was caught between the forklift and the swing arm, resulting in a middle finger amputation.
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