Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at BrightView Landscape, 3156-3198 38th Ave E, BRADENTON, FLORIDA 34208
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was using a lawnmower to cut grass near a ditch. The lawnmower overturned and amputated two of the employee's fingers when he tried to catch himself.
An employee was blowing off a walkway in and around the pool area of a subdivision. The employee went over the fence and his leg became caught on the fence. The employee fell to the concrete walkway and sustained a dislocated elbow.
An employee was on a portable ladder removing decorations when they lost their balance and fell approximately 7 feet to the ground. The employee sustained a knee fracture.
An employee was using a 6-foot ladder to retrieve plant material. He fell off the ladder while standing on the third rung from the top and landed on the ground. The employee sustained a broken collarbone, broken rib, and a bruised lung.
An employee developed severe right thigh pain after stepping off a stand-on snow removal machine. He was hospitalized, having suffered a possible tendon injury on the thigh.
An employee was operating a sit-down type of material handling equipment (MHE). They were turning the MHE with the clamp attachment in the air when the MHE fell over onto its right side. The employee's right foot was caught under the battery cover of the MHE. The employee sustained a chemical burn from the battery and a fractured right ankle.
An employee was driving an unloaded forklift outside a building. During a left turn, the forklift drove off the paved area onto an unpaved surface, became unstable, and tipped over. The employee was pinned under the forklift and suffered two broken leg bones and a broken hip.
An employee was trimming tree branches from an aerial lift. As they were maneuvering the aerial bucket lift from inside, the truck drove over soft ground and tipped over. The bucket lift fell to the ground with the employee tied off inside, resulting in rib fractures.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 561730)
An employee was helping to set up a mulch blowing truck when they were struck by an oncoming vehicle. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured knee, a concussion, and a head laceration; they also received stitches on their arm.
An employee was using a table saw to cut a piece of wood when the saw cut his thumb, index, and middle fingers. His index finger was amputated and he was hospitalized.
An employee was mowing a residential lawn at a client's house. The mower slid on the land and tipped over onto him. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured vertebra in the neck and partial paralysis.
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.