Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in work zone · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at LF STAFFING SERVICES, INC., Intersection of SR776 and Sturkie Ave, PORT CHARLOTTE, FLORIDA 33953
on — Amputations, affecting the leg(s), n.e.c..
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Final narrative
A temporary employee was placing road cones on a paving job site on the road when a vehicle in traffic cut off a dump truck causing the dump truck to run over the employee and crush his leg. The employee lost consciousness and sustained multiple traumatic injuries including amputation of the right leg.
An employee was directing traffic when a shag truck turned sharply and ran over the employee. They suffered a crush injury to the lower left leg and internal bleeding.
An employee was standing on the street holding a stop/slow paddle and directing the flow of traffic. As they were holding the stop sign, a vehicle attempted to drive around the employee but struck them. The employee sustained fractures to the tibia and fibula and was hospitalized.
A paving crew was working on a roadway when a motor vehicle entered the work zone. Two employees sustained injuries including fractures and damage to internal organs that required hospitalization.
An employee was flagging traffic when they were struck from behind by a car that entered a work zone. The impact of the vehicle threw the employee approximately 45 feet and she landed on another employee. The employee who was struck by the car sustained a head laceration and fractures to the ribs and ankle.
An employee was setting up a worksite on a roadway when they were struck by a vehicle. The employee suffered blunt force trauma to the chest, pelvis, and legs from contact with the vehicle, with subsequent trauma to the neck and head upon falling to the ground.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 561311)
A temporary employee fell from an A-frame ladder to the floor about 5 to 6 feet below. He suffered fractures to his left hip and was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
A temporary employee was operating an electric pallet jack at a loading dock. While maneuvering the pallet jack into a trailer, the equipment loaded onto the pallet jack began shifting to the left. The employee's left foot was caught between a yellow guardrail and the side platform of the pallet jack, and his left ankle was crushed and fractured.
A temporary employee was cleaning a room and compressing the contents of a garbage bin using her right foot. As she pulled her leg out of the bin, she lost balance and fell to the ground, landing on her left hip. The employee sustained a fracture to her left hip and was hospitalized.
A temporary employee was filling a sweeper with gas at a construction site. He was shocked by the jumper cables, which caused him to move his right hand into the sweeper's rotating fan blades. His middle fingertip was amputated.
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.