Anderson Columbia Co., Inc.

An employee was cleaning out an inlet pipe in a stormwater structure. The employee stepped back, fell into the pipe, and landed on concrete 13 feet below, at the bottom of the structure. He suffered a broken back.

A truck of asphalt binder was being unloaded. An employee was checking the transfer hose connection on the truck. The gasket on the hose blew out, causing the asphalt binder to shoot out and burn the employee's face, neck, and arms.

An employee fractured their ankle while positioning items for road construction.

An employee was attempting to remove a hose from a transport truck carrying hot liquid asphalt when some liquid asphalt contacted the employee's arms. The employee sustained burns to both arms.

A traffic control crew was picking up signs to move to a different location. An employee was putting the temporary roll-up signs in the traffic control trailer. He sat on the sign while moving to the next sign. Wind caught the sign he was sitting on causing him to fall off the trailer while it was in motion. He was hospitalized with a broken left leg and contusions to his arms and face.

A skid loader backed over an employee's leg, breaking it.

A flagger was walking behind a mini-excavator. The excavator backed into him and fractured his heels, his left ankle, and his left wrist, as well as injuring a tendon in his left thumb.

At 4:00 p.m. on June 13, 2025, a concrete truck was parked behind a concrete pump, discharging its material; meanwhile, a Brundage-Bone Concrete Pumping employee was standing near the rear of the pump, checking the machine and the material to be placed. The truck's transmission engaged, and it reversed and pinned the employee against the pump. The employee suffered broken ribs, a severe laceration to the right hip and leg, muscle damage, and lacerations to the face and head. He was hospitalized, requiring surgery for the hip laceration.

An employee was struck by a skid steer that was backing up, knocking them over. The track of the skid steer went over his lower half, resulting in a fractured pelvis.

An employee was working as a spotter for a tree truck that was being parked near a tree. The employee was behind the truck when he was pinned between the truck and the tree. The employee sustained a lacerated liver.

An employee was operating a battery-powered broom to clean demolition debris off the top of the outermost bridge girder. The girder was approximately 11 feet above the demolition scaffold below. The employee fell approximately 8 feet to wind bracing below. The employee was hospitalized with a pelvis/tailbone fracture. Fall protection was in place at the time.

An employee was cleaning out an inlet pipe in a stormwater structure. The employee stepped back, fell into the pipe, and landed on concrete 13 feet below, at the bottom of the structure. He suffered a broken back.

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 operating a roller and paving a small pathway next to a pavilion. The ground was on a slight pitch, causing him to reach up toward the roll cage to stabilize himself. His right fifth finger was pinched between the roll cage and the rafter of the pavilion. The employee sustained a partial degloving injury with partial traumatic amputation.

An employee was working with paving equipment and heard a noise on the opposite side of the machine he was working on. When the machine stopped, the employee went to the opposite side and crouched down to investigate the noise. A mini track loader backed up and drove over the employee's leg. The employee sustained fractures to their lower leg, ankle, and foot.

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.