Bites and stings, unspecified · Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Massey Services Inc, 12167 Indian Lane Drive, PORT SAINT LUCIE, FLORIDA 34983
on — Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds, affecting the thigh(s).
Final narrative
An employee was providing pest service at a client's home. While the employee was in a shrub, an insect bit him on the upper left leg. He was hospitalized.
An employee was sweeping up insulation in a customer's garage. She stepped on a piece of plastic that was sitting on a mat and the two separated, causing her to fall backward. The employee sustained a leg fracture.
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On October 17, 2025, an employee was descending a fixed two-step stool when she slipped, landed on her left leg, and suffered a broken femur. She was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
An employee slipped while getting on a trailer. His chin struck the trailer jack, and he suffered fractures to his jawbone and thyroid cartilage. He was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
A crew was finishing work for the day at a job site. An insulated modular panel (IMP) being used as a door fell on an employee. She suffered a dislocated shoulder, a broken arm, and a gash on her left leg. She was hospitalized, requiring surgery for the arm/shoulder injury.
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