Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Tibbetts Lumber Co. LLC, 2820 Kirby Cir NE, PALM BAY, FLORIDA 32905
on — Fractures, affecting the hip(s).
Final narrative
On March 4, 2021, employees were carrying a roof truss when one of them tripped over lumber and fell to the ground. He suffered a broken hip and was hospitalized.
An employee was working outdoors in the lumber yard and building material orders. The employee became light-headed and had chest pain. The employee was hospitalized due to heat exhaustion.
An employee was stacking and nailing small sections of wood trusses on top of each other when the stack of trusses, which was about 4 feet high, fell on him. He suffered upper body trauma and was hospitalized.
On April 23, 2015, at 6:45 a.m., an employee became pinned between a truss gantry and a table, causing a compression injury to his lower torso. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee arrived at work and was walking into the store through the parking lot. The employee tripped over a curb and fell to the ground, sustaining a femur fracture.
An employee was spreading out wood on the live feed table. As he was operating the automatic feed saw, and the wood went in crooked and he went to straighten it. His left middle fingertip was crushed between the wood and the computer monitor. The employee's fingertip was amputated without loss of bone.
An employee was working on a conveyor belt in the chipper room that was not functioning. While inspecting the uncovered gearbox, the conveyor system started. The employee sustained an amputation to their right little finger. The conveyor system was not locked out at the time.
An employee was walking on a truss table when he lost his balance and fell approximately 3 feet to the floor. The employee sustained a dislocated and fractured left ankle.
An employee was placing trusses on conveyor rollers to be stacked. The rollers could not roll the trusses, so the employee pulled the trusses onto the rollers. One of the spinning rollers caught their hand, resulting in three fingertip amputations.
An employee reached down to pick up a box next to a roller conveyor. His gloved left hand was caught in the chain and pulled into the sprocket. Three fingers were injured: the middle and index fingers were cut to the bone, and the ring finger was amputated at the nail.
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 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.