Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up location unspecified · Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Adams Sanitation, INC., 6366 John Diamonds Rd., MILTON, FLORIDA 32583
on — Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified, affecting the Trunk unspecified.
Final narrative
On May 30, 2024 at 10:45 AM, an employee was ground-guiding a garbage truck backward and got caught between it and another truck. They sustained an injury to their torso.
A flagger was walking behind a mini-excavator. The excavator backed into him and fractured his heels, his left ankle, and his left wrist, as well as injuring a tendon in his left thumb.
At 4:00 p.m. on June 13, 2025, a concrete truck was parked behind a concrete pump, discharging its material; meanwhile, a Brundage-Bone Concrete Pumping employee was standing near the rear of the pump, checking the machine and the material to be placed. The truck's transmission engaged, and it reversed and pinned the employee against the pump. The employee suffered broken ribs, a severe laceration to the right hip and leg, muscle damage, and lacerations to the face and head. He was hospitalized, requiring surgery for the hip laceration.
An employee was raking and shoveling dirt next to a motor grader when it reversed and the wheel turned, causing the tire to strike the employee. The employee was knocked down and the grader ran over his leg and foot, fracturing them.
An employee was struck by a skid steer that was backing up, knocking them over. The track of the skid steer went over his lower half, resulting in a fractured pelvis.
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