Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Tractor Supply Co., 2112 Florida 44, NEW SMYRNA BEACH, FLORIDA 32168
on — Thermal burns degree unspecified, affecting the Trunk and other upper extremities.
Final narrative
An employee was releasing propane from an expired propane tank and a flash fire occurred, burning his chest, left arm, and left hand.
Hospitalized Trunk and other upper extremities Propane
An employee was taking trash to the dumpster at the back of the store when he slipped on ice and fell to the concrete. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured right hip.
An employee was assisting customers in the parking lot and was struck by a car that had jumped a parking stop and ran through a sign, resulting in fractures to their leg, ribs, and neck, as well as a hematoma.
On March 9, 2024, an employee was performing maintenance on a conveyor belt. The employee was lubricating the chain and sprocket of the drive and got excess lubricant on the backside of the conveyor. As he removed the excess lubricant with a rag, the rag was caught in the chain and sprocket pulling part of his right hand into the gears. His little finger was amputated at the first knuckle, his ring finger was fractured and required sutures, and his middle fingertip was broken and also required sutures.
An employee was using a torch to loosen a bolt on a water trailer. Natural gas was present in the water and it ignited, causing a fire. The employee sustained third-degree burns to their upper leg.
An employee had been removing phosphorus pentasulfide while on a scaffold. He was using a non-sparking tool to dislodge the phosphoric material. The employee noticed a flash of flame. He descended the scaffold, but the flash ignited residual phosphorus pentasulfide that was on the outside of the employee's personal protective equipment (PPE). He sustained thermal burns to his right hand and right calf.
An employee was taking a butane gas sample as part of the hydrocarbon refining process. A component disconnected and the butane ignited, resulting in first- and second-degree burns to the employee's forearms and to their face, including their cheeks, chin, and neck.
An employee was troubleshooting a power washer in the field. Because there might have been water in its fuel, he brought it back to the shop and drained about a gallon of fuel from the tank into a plastic container. Some of the fuel spilled onto the floor and ignited. The employee was stomping out the fire when he lost his balance and tripped into a stool, which caused the plastic container to spill more fuel onto the fire. The employee's pants and shirt caught on fire, and he fell, abrading his knee while trying to get through the flames. As well as the knee abrasion, he suffered burns to the left leg and left lower quadrant of the torso. He was hospitalized.
An employee was fueling a gasoline-powered pressure washer with a safety fuel can. During the transfer the fuel ignited, causing a fire. The employee sustained burns to his nose, and his right hand and forearm.
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An employee was driving a reach truck when it struck another reach truck that just stopped with its forks raised. The forks penetrated the operator compartment of the employee's vehicle and broke his right tibia and fibula. He was hospitalized and underwent surgery.
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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.