Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Northstar Memorial Group, 914 W. Main Street, LEESBURG, FLORIDA 34748
on — Fractures , affecting the Arm(s) unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was operating a hydraulic lift that is used to lift caskets. The lift fell on him and caught the employee's arm between the frame and an expanding component. The employee sustained a laceration to his head and a puncture wound to his right arm resulting in a fracture.
An employee was walking past a crossover conveyor when a ramp came down and hit them in the back. The employee sustained a broken back vertebra, as well as a concussion, and was hospitalized.
An employee was unloading frameless mirrors from a trailer. When unstrapped, the mirrors fell over onto the employee, who suffered a skull fracture, a brain bleed and blood clot, a broken left ankle, and lacerations.
A temporary employee was rigging secondary steel when the steel joist fell to the ground and struck his lower left leg, resulting in fractures to the tibia and fibula.
Two maintenance employees were dismantling a machine part (steel cylindrical rollers) on the ground. After unbolting a portion, part of the assembly fell approximately 6 inches onto one employee's left little finger. The employee was hospitalized and about 3/4" of their little finger above the top joint was surgically amputated.
An employee was descending stone stairs from a stage inside a church. They bent down to pick up a vase, missed the last step, and fell to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with fractured ribs.
An employee was on a ladder removing popcorn ceiling material that was 10 feet high when he fell off the ladder to the carpeted floor. He sustained a fracture to his left humerus requiring surgery and hospitalization.
An employee was loading flowers into a funeral home vehicle when they tripped and fell, striking their face on the retaining wall of a flower bed. The employee sustained a facial injury and lost an eye.
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.