Other fall to lower level unspecified · Intracranial injuries unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Beyel Brothers, Inc., 550 Cidco Road, COCOA, FLORIDA 32926
on — Intracranial injuries unspecified , affecting the Brain.
Final narrative
A crane operator slipped and fell while getting out of his crane, landing on the ground and rendering him unconscious. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee was tying down weights to his trailer with chains and binders after working all day in a service truck when he became dizzy and experienced cramps. The employee was hospitalized with heat exhaustion/dehydration.
An employee was climbing a ladder to get to the top of a container. The ladder collapsed and the employee fell 13 feet to the concrete floor, sustaining a fractured pelvis and tailbone.
An employee was unloading crane parts for setup when the boom of the crane went vertical and the crane pendant line slid off and landed on the employee's right foot, resulting in five broken toes.
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 unloading a carpet pad from a truck when they fell from the truck dock to the concrete below, resulting in five fractured ribs and an injury to their left lung.
An employee fell from a step ladder while reaching for a tie-off point. He impacted the ground, and landed on his bolt bag which contained tools. The employee was hospitalized with fractured ribs, and a lacerated spleen and kidney.
An employee slipped while descending in a stairwell, fell, and suffered multiple contusions/bruises to the head, neck, shoulders, knees, and back. She was hospitalized.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 333923)
Employees were building a gantry. The injured employee was carrying part of the gantry when their left ring finger was crushed between the gantry and wood. The employee's fingertip was amputated.
A civilian vehicle entered the construction site to avoid a motor vehicle accident and struck two employees who were cleaning up the area. The two employees sustained injuries and were hospitalized.
An employee was removing a blade that was lodged in a pipe when their foot was caught by the cold cutter blade attachment. The employee sustained a crush/laceration injury to three toes on the right foot. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee was prepping a metal beam for paint in the paint area. The employee lifted the crane while his ring finger was between the eye hook on the crane and the eye on the hoisting chain, pinching it. The employee sustained a partial medical amputation of the fingertip from the nail bed.
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.