FORT MYERS, FLORIDA—
DBI Services, LLC
Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode · Other respiratory system symptoms-toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect
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Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at DBI Services, LLC, Lee County Rest Area, FORT MYERS, FLORIDA 33913 on — Other respiratory system symptoms-toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect, affecting the bODY SYSTEMS.
Final narrative
An employee was cleaning toilets at a rest stop and had trouble breathing due to the fumes produced from the mixture of bleach and toilet bowl cleaner.
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An employee was filling the pressure washer with gas. The tank slipped from his hand and fuel splashed onto his legs. The gas was ignited by the hot engine and one of the employee's legs was burned.
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On Monday, July 17, 2017, at approximately 9:30 AM, employees were attempting to hook a trailer to a truck in the parking lot of the facility. During the hooking process, the trailer moved, catching and amputated an employee's left index fingertip between the ball of the hitch and the trailer.
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An employee slipped and fell 3 to 4 feet off the back of a straight truck while filling up the water tank, suffering broken ribs and a collapsed lung.
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