Exposure to environmental heat · Multiple effects of heat and light
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at H2A Complete II, Inc., L Dicks (Farm), AVON PARK, FLORIDA 33825
on — Multiple effects of heat and light, affecting the bODY SYSTEMS.
Final narrative
On April 7, 2022, an employee was picking oranges and fainted, resulting in hospitalization due to dehydration.
An employee was picking citrus fruit and developed symptoms of heat related illnesses included abdominal cramping, dehydration, and acute kidney injury due to dehydration, leukocytosis and hyponatremia.
On February 25, 2023, an employee was picking up oranges from approximately 7:00 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. Once the employee was home, he began experiencing cramps. He was hospitalized for dehydration.
A bus backed into an employee who was working in a field as a harvester. The employee suffered ankle and hip fractures, as well as torn back ligaments.
An employee was performing finishing work on a residential driveway when they began to experience body cramps and were hospitalized for heat stress and dehydration.
An agent was participating in SWAT team selection and was performing various physical fitness skills including running and exercise intervals. The agent experienced dehydration and a muscular injury that required hospitalization.
On September 26, 2023, an employee was delivering packages when he began to feel ill with a pain in his side. He was hospitalized for heat exhaustion and dehydration.
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A temporary employee was on top of a cane wagon, throwing cane down to the ground (i.e., planting). He reached the end of the field row and started to feel ill. He experienced cramping and headaches due to heat exhaustion.
Employees were pushing a potato conveyor belt as one employee was adjusting the belt to make it shorter. The injured employee's right index and little fingers were crushed by a roller and a metal plate. The fingers were partially amputated and required sutures.
An employee had been working at the nursery and loading trees on a trailer in the heat. The employee experienced symptoms of dehydration including body aches, chills, muscle pain, and cramping.
An employee was working in the field when he began to experience chills, dizziness, nausea, and blurred vision. He sat down and lost consciousness. The employee was hospitalized for dehydration.
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.