HOUSTON, TEXAS—
Brightview Landscape Services
Exposure to environmental heat · Effects of heat and light, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Brightview Landscape Services, 2702 N Sedona Lakes Dr, HOUSTON, TEXAS 77058 on — Effects of heat and light, unspecified, affecting the bODY SYSTEMS.
Final narrative
An employee was edging turf when they became ill due to heat. The employee was hospitalized.
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HAMILTON, NEW JERSEY—
Brightview Landscape Services
An employee was trimming weeds with a line trimmer when the trimmer got hung up at the bottom of a flagpole, causing him to fall and drop the trimmer. The employee fell forward and landed with his chest hitting the engine of the line trimmer that had fallen to the ground, resulting in internal bleeding.
BROOKLYN, NEW YORK—
Brightview Landscape Services
On August 5, 2020, a cemetery landscaper was mowing a slope when the mower got out of control and the employee let go. The mower slid down the hill, struck a headstone, and bounced toward the employee, landing on his leg and causing two factures in his tibia.
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Brightview Landscape Services
An employee tripped on a path between an office area and a garage. The employee fell to the ground, suffering a herniated disk in the lower back.
SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS—
Brightview Landscape Services
An employee was line trimming and edging at multiple properties throughout the day. When he returned back to the branch at 3:00 PM, he was showing signs of a heat illness. After about an hour, the employee's condition did not improve and he was hospitalized.
LUTZ, FLORIDA—
Brightview Landscape Services
An employee was activating a walk-behind lawnmower when his left ring finger was caught in the brake assembly, resulting in a finger amputation.
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