Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle · Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at QUALITY AG SERVICES, LLC, HWAY 786, INDIANTOWN, FLORIDA 34956
on — Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds, affecting the leg(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was filling up a fertilizer tractor. The equipment moved and the employee suffered a puncture to the leg.
On December 26, 2023, an employee went out to the parking lot to troubleshoot the starter of an SUV. The employee was underneath the vehicle when it started and moved and the employee's middle back area was caught under the front passenger-side tire. The employee sustained a fractured collar bone.
An employee was parking at a patient's home and exited the van to manually open the garage door. The van began rolling backward and rolled over the employee's right leg. She was hospitalized with a fractured leg.
A driver exited their truck so they could provide service for a customer when the truck began to roll away. The driver went to re-enter the truck but fell and was struck by the rear driver-side tire. The employee sustained fractures to their leg and foot.
An employee had been operating a yard tractor. He parked the vehicle and was exiting when the vehicle began to roll, causing him to fall. The employee's hand was then run over by the yard tractor, resulting in fractures to multiple fingers. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee was checking for a leak in the air brake system of a semi-truck. The employee had removed the brake chamber when the truck rolled back. One of the tires pinned the employee's right hip against the ground.
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An employee was repairing an attic ladder on the second floor. The ladder opened, and employee fell through to the floor below. The employee was hospitalized with skull fractures, spinal fractures, and a spleen injury.
An employee was servicing a portable conveyor at a site and spun the pulley. The employee's fingertip was caught between the belt and the pulley, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
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.