D & D Welding & Fabrication, LLC

The injured employee was unloading a truck and staging materials while flagging/directing a forklift. As the operator shifted the load, the forks of the forklift bumped a steel beam that was staged on top of wood dunnage. The beam shifted and fell onto the injured employee's left foot. The employee sustained 15 fractures to his foot that required hospitalization and surgery.

An employee was helping move and sort material at ground level using a hydraulic crane. A bundle of angle iron beams pinched and amputated three of his fingertips. He was hospitalized.

The injured employee was assisting in the disassembly phase after a radar array had been lowered and secured. The crew began removing load bearing pins from an overhead crane to free the radome. A load bearing pin was stuck. The injured employee went to remove the pin manually as a second team member applied pressure from the opposite side. The pin unexpectedly released and struck the injured employee s right thumb, resulting in partial amputation of the distal phalanx including an open distal phalanx fracture and nail bed laceration.

An employee was shoveling excess material (spillage) that consisted of dry mix, sand, aggregate and cement. As he was shoveling, some material blew back in his face and around his safety glasses. He got a piece of metal in his left eye that required surgery. The employee was hospitalized.

An employee was feeding boards into an edger. They fed a board in and then adjusted the blade for a second board that was wider. When they fed the second board into the edger, it hit the first board and kicked back, striking the employee in the chest. They sustained injuries including a spine fracture, an injured pancreas, as well as potential injuries to their spleen, liver, and intestine. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.

An employee was helping an operator to pull a cable off a winch. The operator pulled in the line when it hooked some tree brush. The brush then whipped around and struck the employee's arm, resulting in a broken arm.

A co-worker was adjusting an overhead bracket with an impact wrench when the tool flew out of their hand and struck the injured employee in the face. The injured employee sustained an injury to their left eye.

An employee was walking to exit the work area when steel walls fell on them, resulting in fractures.

Employees were working to apply sealant to a customer's leaking foundation. The injured employee was digging out dirt and passing it to another worker. The hole that was being dug collapsed and the injured employee became trapped in dirt/mud from the waist down. The employee sustained a fractured pelvis.

An employee was cutting a tack weld with a grinder when the grinder exploded. The employee sustained lacerations to their right index finger.

An employee was standing on a concrete wall, stripping concrete forms using a pry bar. The employee fell from the wall to the ground 9 feet below, suffering a fractured back and arm.

An employee was welding a beam when they fell 12 feet from a scissor lift to the ground. The employee sustained fractures to their face, thumb, and both wrists.

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.