Holiday Woodlands Village

Two employees were working to clear land with other employees and prepping a brush pile (20 x 40 x 15 feet) to be burned. They planned to ignite the brush pile by creating a fire-line or trail with an accelerant so that the pile could be lit from a distance. After applying a gasoline-diesel mixture to the pile, one employee used a cigarette lighter to ignite the pile. Two employees suffered multiple first-degree burns to the face, ears, hands, chest, and abdomen.

An employee was hot patching a tire, which involves lighting a flammable liquid on fire to patch the tire. The flammable liquid contacted his arm, and he sustained burns to his arms and face.

An employee was transporting used filter media (containing pyrophoric iron sulfide) from an inlet gas separator in the bed of a truck. The material ignited. While the employee was removing items from the truck bed, a gas can was exposed to the fire and off-gassing vapors ignited. The employee suffered first- and second-degree burns to both arms, the chest, the neck, and the right ear. The employee was hospitalized.

An employee was using a cutting torch to heat up bolts that had seized up. The bolts caught on fire in a flash burn, and the employee suffered burns to the arms and elbows.

On August 2, 2025, at 4:59 PM, a contract painter was painting an aircraft using an electrostatic paint gun in the paint booth hangar. He was placing the gun into a container of methyl ethyl ketone to clean when the solvent ignited. The employee was hospitalized with third-degree burns to his arms and legs.

An employee was walking through the dining room when she slipped and fell to the floor, resulting in a fractured left femur.

An employee was assisting in a luau event for residents when they ingested dry ice, resulting in chemical burns to the mouth, throat, and stomach. The employee was hospitalized.

An employee was in a common area with staff and residents when a resident attacked them, resulting in a fractured leg.

An employee was providing evening care to assisted-living residents. A resident wrapped his hands around her neck, bruising it, then pushed her against a wall. She was hospitalized and treated for shoulder and neck injuries.

An employee went outside to dispose of oil from a cooking pot into a large dumpster. When dumping the hot oil, it splashed back and burned her right hand. The employee was hospitalized.

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 inspecting a generator whose radiator was leaking. He slipped, and a fan blade in the generator amputated his thumb and index finger.

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.