Waste Pro of Florida, Inc

An employee was trying to get down to the ground from the cab of his truck. He slipped, fell, and broke his right wrist.

An employee was working on the cylinder of a railroad truck to repair a hydraulic leak. The blade was being kept in place by a 4-by-4-inch piece of wood while he pulled a lever to force the blade flush against the block to secure it for the inspection. The employee sustained an amputation to the left thumb tip.

An employee was collecting trash on a residential garbage route. He became weak and unwell and was hospitalized, suffering from heat exhaustion.

An employee was inspecting a truck that was smoking. The employee slipped and fell from the side step of the truck, suffering a broken left foot. The employee was hospitalized.

An employee was organizing carts inside a 16-foot rental box truck. The employee fell off the truck, landing on the ground and suffering a broken tibia.

An employee was transporting a container across the street to the trash truck when he was struck by a vehicle. He sustained lower back bruising, a left leg fracture, and a laceration to the back of his head.

An employee was in the middle of a roundabout when they were struck by a vehicle, resulting in injuries to their head, neck, back, hips and legs.

An employee was walking from the car to get to work when they were struck by a motor vehicle on an access road. The employee sustained a left ankle fracture and head bruising.

An employee was leaving their vehicle to place cones on the street for traffic control. A car struck the employee, who suffered a broken cheekbone. The employee was hospitalized.

After cleaning the sidewalks on one side of a street, an employee was crossing the street to clean the sidewalk on the other side. A car struck him, and he suffered a head injury.

An employee assisted in cleaning material from a conveyor pit. After the pit was cleaned, the employee proceeded to replace metal safety plates to ensure other employees did not fall into the pit. While replacing one of the last plates, the employee mis-stepped and fell approximately 5 feet into the pit. The employee was hospitalized with back/side bruising, elbow bruising, bone bruises, and/or fractured ribs.

A temporary employee was walking to the wood pile area when they were struck by a wheel loader, resulting in a fractured tibia and fibula.

An employee was leaving the office when they tripped on carpet and fell to the ground. The employee sustained internal bleeding in the rib area.

An employee was hospitalized after showing signs of heat stress, including cramping and dehydration. The employee was hospitalized.

An employee was preparing to dump wood from a roll-off dumpster when a piece of timber fell from the dumpster and struck the employee in the head. The employee sustained a laceration to the scalp and three cracked vertebral discs.

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.