Exposure to environmental heat outdoor · Heat exhaustion, fatigue
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at BJ'S Wholesale Club, Inc, 6360 Grandview Parkway, DAVENPORT, FLORIDA 33837
on — Heat exhaustion, fatigue, affecting the BODY SYSTEMS .
Final narrative
An employee was retrieving carts in the parking lot when they felt ill resulting in hospitalization for heat exhaustion.
An employee had clocked out and was waiting for a ride when he stepped off a curb and fell forward onto the ground. The employee sustained a fractured jaw, requiring hospitalization and surgery.
An employee was cutting the seal on a delivery truck for an inventory delivery. He fell from the loading dock to the concrete below, fracturing his humerus.
An employee was cleaning up a spill at the gas station. A customer's vehicle struck her as it left the station, causing fractures to a right-side rib, her pelvis, and a toe on her right foot.
On October 7, 2025, employee was installing mulch with a landscape crew. At around 2:15 PM, the employee took a break and started to feel cramping/pain. The employee was taken to the hospital with rhabdomyolysis due to heat exhaustion.
A temporary employee was on top of a cane wagon, throwing cane down to the ground (i.e., planting). He reached the end of the field row and started to feel ill. He experienced cramping and headaches due to heat exhaustion.
An employee was lifting a box of produce in the backroom area when she suffered pain in her lower back and was unable to stand, resulting in hospitalization.
An employee was reversing a pallet jack into a parking space when his leg was caught between the pallet jack and a railing post. The employee was hospitalized with leg and back injuries.
An employee was walking in the back room when she was struck by a display pallet of ketchup, causing her to fall to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured pelvis and abrasions on her left wrist and arm.
On October 5, 2025, an employee was stocking materials when their foot struck an apparel rack, causing them to fall and suffer a hip injury that required hospitalization.
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.