Exposure to environmental heat outdoor · Effects of heat unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Pride Industries, 5345 Delaware Ave, FORT DIX, NEW JERSEY 08640
on — Effects of heat unspecified, affecting the BODY SYSTEMS .
Final narrative
An employee was mowing a lawn when they suffered heat-related illness.
An employee was using a 15-foot ladder to access a chill water line on a ceiling. The employee fell from the ladder to the concrete floor, suffering a broken left arm, left leg, and hip.
An employee was moving an aerial lift while inside the aerial lift when the lift hit a pothole. The basket bounced, causing the employee the hit the basket and fracture his right leg.
An employee lost consciousness and fell to the concrete pavement while blowing grass off of the concrete with a grass blower. The incident may be heat-related.
On October 26, 2017, at approximately 5:20 p.m., two employees were riding an RTV on the road. While turning left, the RTV was struck by a car. The injured employee was thrown from the passenger seat and struck his head on the ground, suffering a head injury and arterial bleeding in the brain. He was hospitalized and had surgery.
On October 7, 2025, employee was installing mulch with a landscape crew. At around 2:15 PM, the employee took a break and started to feel cramping/pain. The employee was taken to the hospital with rhabdomyolysis due to heat exhaustion.
A temporary employee was on top of a cane wagon, throwing cane down to the ground (i.e., planting). He reached the end of the field row and started to feel ill. He experienced cramping and headaches due to heat exhaustion.
An employee was rinsing a food processing machine at a facility and went to stabilize himself. His left hand contacted the surface of the machine and a guard inadvertently closed, crushing the tip of his ring finger and resulting in an amputation and fracture.
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.
On October 17, 2025, an employee was descending a fixed two-step stool when she slipped, landed on her left leg, and suffered a broken femur. She was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
An employee slipped while getting on a trailer. His chin struck the trailer jack, and he suffered fractures to his jawbone and thyroid cartilage. He was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
A crew was finishing work for the day at a job site. An insulated modular panel (IMP) being used as a door fell on an employee. She suffered a dislocated shoulder, a broken arm, and a gash on her left leg. She was hospitalized, requiring surgery for the arm/shoulder injury.
An employee was installing fence posts when they stepped into a recently dug hole that was not visible due to rainfall. The employee's leg was fractured.
An employee assisted in cleaning material from a conveyor pit. After the pit was cleaned, the employee proceeded to replace metal safety plates to ensure other employees did not fall into the pit. While replacing one of the last plates, the employee mis-stepped and fell approximately 5 feet into the pit. The employee was hospitalized with back/side bruising, elbow bruising, bone bruises, and/or fractured ribs.
An employee was walking on the sidewalk. When they stepped off the curb, they fell to the ground, resulting in fractures to their tibia, fibula, and a metatarsal.