Struck by powered vehicle-nontransport, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Dixie Landscape LLC, Keys Gate Community, HOMESTEAD, FLORIDA 33035
on — Fractures, affecting the foot (feet), unspecified.
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Final narrative
An employee was working near a backhoe. The boom came down and struck the employee's right foot, breaking it.
An employee was performing maintenance on conveyor lines when he jumped out of the way of a moving rail-guided vehicle (RGV). He landed in the conveyor line and was then bumped by the rail-guided vehicle, causing him to strike an angle iron that was a part of a stationary conveyor. His stomach was crushed and the employee sustained a laceration to the abdomen.
An employee was troubleshooting a hydraulic piston on the wheels of a semi-trailer dump truck. The piston released and caused the trailer to move, crushing the employee's leg. The employee sustained fractures and contusions.
An employee was working on the attachment securing mechanism of a skid steer when their hand was caught by the mechanism. The employee was hospitalized with fractures and lacerations to three fingers on the left hand.
An employee was releasing a chain to open the rear flap of a dump truck when three of their fingers got caught between the chain and the truck, resulting in crush injuries.
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