Orkin LLC

An employee was applying pesticide to a crawl space when a spider bit his left leg. The employee suffered an infection at the location of the bite on his right thigh and he was hospitalized.

An employee was descending a ladder at a customer location when he slipped and fell onto the concrete floor. The employee sustained a punctured lung and injuries to his head, back, and ribs.

An employee was working from a ladder to install a screen on a gable vent. The ladder shifted and he fell to the ground about 25 feet below. He suffered three broken lower-back vertebrae; fractures to the shoulder, collarbone, and skull; and subdural hematomas.

An employee was climbing down a ladder after installing a gutter guard when the ladder slid out from underneath him, causing him to fall onto the ladder and resulting in a concussion and several facial fractures.

An employee slipped and fell in a wet, muddy yard, suffering a broken ankle.

An employee was working in the food service warehouse when he experienced chest pain, difficulty breathing, and lost consciousness. The employee sustained carbon monoxide poisoning.

An employee was performing janitorial duties on the 15th floor of a building that was under construction. She began having trouble breathing. The employee was hospitalized with lung irritation caused by dust.

An employee was sweeping in an area with powdered PVC on the floor and began having difficulty breathing and coughing up blood, The employee was hospitalized for inhalation of PVC.

An anhydrous ammonia cloud from a flare descended into the vicinity of multiple employees. One of the exposed employees was hospitalized.

Employees were exposed to a vapor cloud of anhydrous ammonia. Two employees suffered respiratory distress and were hospitalized.

The injured employee was trimming a bush with a hedge trimmer. He reached over with his left hand to remove a branch. The blades of the trimmer partially amputated his left index finger.

An employee was performing pest control services at a residential home when he tripped and fell on the front porch steps. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured wrist, two fractured ribs, and a subdural hematoma.

An employee was on a 32-foot fiberglass ladder positioned on a porch roof, using a caulk gun to seal the fascia board around the gable of a house. He was about 16 feet up the ladder, which was not fully extended. The base of the ladder slid away from the house. The employee fell onto the porch roof, then to the ground below, a distance of about 10 feet. He suffered broken ribs, lacerations and facial abrasions, and a potential facial fracture.

An employee was going door-to-door selling pest control services during 80+ degree weather. The employee sustained heat stroke and collapsed.

An employee was performing service on a customer's attic. They stepped off a walk board to retrieve a tool and misstepped onto the rafters, causing them to fall approximately 10 to 12 feet. The employee sustained a back injury.

An employee was delivering materials. He was doing his pre-delivery inspection on the roof of the jobsite (a warehouse) when he fell through a plexiglass skylight. He landed on his feet on the concrete floor 14 feet below. The employee sustained fractures to his spine, left ulnar/radius, and right heel. The employee required surgery.

An employee was cutting cabinet trim using a table saw when four fingers on his left hand were severed, resulting in hospitalization and amputation.

An employee was removing packaging from a roll of printing substrate. The blade of their utility knife got stuck. The employee used both hands to free the knife and the blade partially amputated their left little fingertip.

A concrete batch plant operator was assisting with clearing spoil piles using a skid steer. The skid steer backed into a stationary screen plant. The employee's left little finger was crushed between the controls of the skid steer and the screen plant, resulting in a fracture and laceration. The employee's finger was surgically amputated.

An employee was standing on an extension ladder, using a torquing tool to remove bolts that secured blades to a rotor. When the torquing tool activated, its reaction arm came around and pinched the employee's right middle finger against a lifting eye. His fingertip was amputated.