Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at BREVARD FEED & SEED, INC., 1885 N US HIGHWAY 1, TITUSVILLE, FLORIDA 32796
on — Fractures, affecting the thigh(s).
Final narrative
On June 17, 2023, around 10:00 AM, an employee was directing a customer who was reversing their pickup truck to get hay from a trailer. The customer's vehicle struck the employee's right leg, fracturing the femur.
An employee was looking into the bucket of a front-end loader to see how much material was in it. A skid steer backed into the employee, who then fell into the edge of the front loader's bucket and suffered internal bleeding in the abdominal area.
An employee was spotting for a forklift operation. The forklift backed over the employee, who suffered a complete amputation to one lower leg and a partial amputation to the other leg. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee was cleaning his work area and preparing it to begin making air-set molds
when a nearby forklift that was backing out from a load swung around and struck the employee. They sustained a lower left leg fracture.
An employee slipped and his hand got caught in a sprig tumbler as he used it to brace his fall. The employee suffered an amputation of fingers on his left hand and was hospitalized.
An employee was using a forklift to stack hay bales when some hay bales fell onto the cage. The employee was ejected from the forklift and landed on the ground, resulting in head and neck trauma that required hospitalization.
An employee was clearing brush on a farming property using an excavator. As the employee exited the excavator, they slipped on the excavator track that was wet from the rain. The employee fell and suffered three fractured ribs that required hospitalization.
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.