LAKE WALES, FLORIDA—
United Rentals, Inc.
Exposure to environmental heat · Effects of heat and light, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at United Rentals, Inc., Overland Contracting Jobsite, LAKE WALES, FLORIDA 33859 on — Effects of heat and light, unspecified, affecting the bODY SYSTEMS.
Final narrative
An employee was outside using hand tools when they began experiencing a rapid heart rate due to heat.
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BARTLETT, TEXAS—
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Mulching equipment was being used to clear tall vegetation at a job site when the equipment encountered hidden wire in the brush. The wire entered the equipment and was projected out of it approximately 300 feet, striking the injured employee's left leg and resulting in an injury.
SAVANNAH, GEORGIA—
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An employee was removing a foam-filled tire from a forklift for service when the tire fell and struck them in the right leg, fracturing it.
POMPANO BEACH, FLORIDA—
United Rentals, Inc.
An employee was tightening cargo straps to secure a load when he slipped and fell backward to the ground. The employee sustained fractures to the clavicle and ribs and was hospitalized.
AKRON, OHIO—
United Rentals Inc
An employee was dismounting a delivery truck when they fell from the step onto the ground, resulting in a leg fracture.
SARASOTA, FLORIDA—
United Rentals, Inc.
An employee was standing on a 48-foot trailer deck. He went to reach for a tool and stumbled, falling off the deck and onto the ground. He sustained fractures to the back.
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