Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at B & I Contractors, Inc., 1701 Radiant Drive, DANIA BEACH, FLORIDA 33004
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the eye(s).
Final narrative
An employee was operating a drill with a 3/8-inch drill bit. The drill bit snapped and struck the employee in his eye, which resulted in hospitalization.
An employee was descending a ladder, mis-stepped, and fell roughly 5 feet to the floor below. His leg became caught on a ladder rung and the upper part of his body contacted the floor. The employee sustained a fractured wrist and bruising on their side.
An employee was climbing down a 10-foot ladder. It slipped out from under him and he fell, landing on a 3-inch-diameter PVC pipe that was lying on the ground. He suffered six broken ribs and a punctured lung.
An employee was attempting to clear a jam from a crimping machine. When the employee removed the jammed material, the machine began to operate and amputated the employee's left thumb tip. The machine was not locked/tagged out at the time of the incident.
An employee and a coworker were working in an electrical room, pushing a ground cable through the top of the main distribution panel, when an arc flash occurred. The employee was thrown 5 feet back from the panel and required hospitalization.
An employee was tossing a damaged toilet into a compactor. The toilet bounced off the compactor and lacerated the employee's right wrist, cutting an artery and tendon.
An employee was operating a hydraulic jack to bend a frame when the jack came loose and struck the employee. They were hospitalized for a spleen injury.
A truck had been towed into the shop with a flat tire and a blown airbag. An employee checked the tire for damage and was airing the tire. The employee was installing the valve core when the bead slipped off the rim. Air escaped, and the aluminum wheel struck the employee's head and face. The employee became unresponsive and was bleeding.
On December 14, 2023, at 8:40 p.m., three employees were inspecting milling machines for startup. A few of the sleeves on the mill drum needed to be changed out. The injured employee was trying to input a sleeve on the mill drum using a hammer. The hammer hit the edge of the drum, which caused a metal piece to splinter off and strike the employee's cheek just below the left eye. The metal splinter embedded in the back of their eye socket, resulting in pain, swelling, and bleeding that required hospitalization.
An employee was pushing a line of carts into a vestibule when the door cable snapped and struck his right ankle. The employee suffered a fracture that required surgery and hospitalization.
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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.