JVA Engineering Contractors Inc

A crew was laying asphalt on a roadway. A car crashed through the barricades and struck one of the employees before crashing into a construction roller. The employee suffered fractures.

An employee was sitting on the bed of the work truck while picking up safety cones in a work zone. An SUV drove into the work zone and struck the work truck. The SUV then hit the employee's legs, knocking her to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a leg injury.

On July 3, 2023, an employee was putting ice pallets away with a forklift when another forklift collided with the employee's forklift and crushed their left thumb, resulting in an amputation.

An employee was operating a riding lawn mower inside of a construction zone on the highway before new asphalt was laid. A vehicle entered the closed lane, striking the employee. The employee sustained blunt force trauma to the body, abrasions to the arms and back, lacerations to the head, and an open leg fracture.

Two employees were setting up a traffic control zone while another stayed in an attenuator truck. A vehicle entered the zone and collided with the back of the truck, and the employee inside it suffered a back sprain.

An employee was operating a riding blower machine on a road median when they were struck by a vehicle and ejected from the machine, resulting in ankle and shoulder injuries.

An employee was working to free a load by grabbing and shaking the live side of a tugger line. Once the load became free and progressed upward, the employee's hand was caught and pulled into a snatch block. The employee's right thumb was broken and lacerated. The employee was hospitalized and required a surgical amputation.

An employee was operating a drill rig when when their hand got caught between a 1/4-inch steel cable and a drill rod, resulting in the amputation of four fingers.

An employee was overseeing the operation of a rope being respooled onto the drum of a wire winding machine. He went to remove a piece of wooden reel from the rope. His glove got snagged and his right hand was pulled into the roller, pinching his fingers between the machine's roller and the rope. The middle and index fingers were crushed.

An employee was visiting a patient's home to fit them with a wearable cardiac defibrillator. As he was walking from the front door to his car, a large dog broke free from a chain and attacked him. He was bitten on the forearm and fell. The patient was then able to restrain the dog. The employee was hospitalized with severe dog bites and required surgery.

An employee tripped over a junior I-beam about 4 feet long and 6 inches tall that was installed for circulating water valves and fell to the ground, resulting in a broken right-side rib.

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.