Exposure to environmental heat · Heat exhaustion, prostration
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at BrightView Landscape, 1862 Kingwood, KINGWOOD, TEXAS 77339
on — Heat exhaustion, prostration, affecting the bODY SYSTEMS.
Final narrative
On July 22, 2022, an employee became dizzy while using a weed trimmer. He was hospitalized, suffering from heat exhaustion.
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 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 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 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.
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.
After cutting a slab of beef short ribs, an employee turned to grab the pieces he had cut and his right hand contacted the saw blade. The employee sustained an amputation to his right index finger.
An employee was unloading a carpet pad from a truck when they fell from the truck dock to the concrete below, resulting in five fractured ribs and an injury to their left lung.
An employee was walking up a walkway to enter a building through the back entrance when she tripped over the lip of the cement ramp. The employee fell and sustained a fractured right hip.