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.

An employee went to retrieve his welding mask which was on the ground and hung it up on the landing gear of a cane trailer. He kicked the trailer landing gear forward so it would swing up and forward. As he did this, the stool he was sitting on moved and his foot slipped off the landing gear. The landing gear then swung backward and pinched his right middle fingertip against the ear pin, resulting in amputation.

An employee was welding an eye hook to a bagasse scraper when hot water discharged from the bagasse sprayers behind him, striking the employee. The employee sustained burns on his lower back and lower legs.

An employee arrived at a job site, parked his truck behind a motor grader, and got out of the truck. He was then struck by the grader as it backed up. Its tires rolled over him, breaking his left leg and his pelvis.

An employee slipped on a wet floor and fell, leading to a lower back injury.

An employee was changing mud cups in the hopper cylinders of a concrete pump truck. The cylinders moved and three of the employees fingers were amputated.

An employee was standing on the rig floor next to a polishing unit. His hand was placed on the polishing unit when the pump was lowered, resulting in amputation of their right thumb, ring, and middle fingertips.

An employee was using air to blow out the air wash to the blender and grinder station. As the employee reached to verify that the air wash was clean, the unit pinched and amputated their fingertip.

An employee was retrieving a lost drill pipe with a lifting bail when their left thumb got pinched between the table and handle of the lifting bail while trying to re-thread the pipe to lift it out. The employee suffered an amputation to the left thumb.

An employee was removing a core chuck from a stationary roll when their right ring finger was pinched between the chuck and the roll. The employee's fingertip was amputated.

An employee was clearing a mud line on a clarifier used for sugarcane manufacturing. A valve was open and mud that was remaining in the line flowed onto the employee causing burns to his stomach and inner thigh area.

An employee was removing boxes from a flatbed farm truck. The employee fell from the truck's bed to the ground and suffered a broken left knee.

An employee was walking on an uneven surface in the field when they tripped and fell on the ground. The employee sustained a fractured knee.

An employee was crossing the street as a traffic spotter when they were struck by a moving truck, causing fractures to their face and neck.

An employee was driving a tractor pulling a sugarcane harvester on a flatbed trailer. While on the road, the harvester contacted an internet service line that was energized. The employee exited the tractor and climbed on the steps of the harvester to check for damage. The employee received an electrical shock causing him to fall from the steps of the harvester to the ground. The employee sustained electrical burns to the chest, back, and leg. He also sustained a laceration to the head 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 inspecting a generator whose radiator was leaking. He slipped, and a fan blade in the generator amputated his thumb and index finger.

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.