ENVIROFOCUS TECHNOLOGIES, LLC

An employee was opening a railcar compartment using a wrench when the tool broke and the employee slipped and fell to the same level. The employee sustained a fractured lower right leg.

An employee was heating pipes in the kettle area of the refining department when they experienced muscle cramps, nausea, and sweating. The employee was hospitalized with dehydration due to heat.

An employee was walking under a load that was being lowered. A falling pulley fell from 15 feet above and struck the employee's shoulder. The employee sustained a shoulder injury.

An electrician was troubleshooting a valve on a hot loop tank when they were splashed with hot water, resulting in first and second-degree burns to the head, neck, back, and leg.

At 5:10 a.m. on August 4, 2022, an employee lost consciousness due to dehydration and fell, suffering a head abrasion. The employee was hospitalized for dehydration treatment.

An employee was working on the grill when they began to feel ill. The employee was hospitalized to treat heat-related illness. The air conditioning was not working at the location.

An employee had been working in a fabrication area conducting preassembly of solar modules. The employee was hospitalized for heat-related illness, rhabdomyolysis, and renal failure.

An employee was working in the baking chambers of the tire retread center for 5.5-6 hours in approximately 100-degree heat. He developed severe pain and full body cramping. The employee was hospitalized with severe dehydration and heat exhaustion resulting in back pain and a kidney injury.

An employee was working at an individual selection machine when he began to suffer heat stress, resulting in hospitalization.

On August 8, 2025, an employee developed muscle cramps and dizziness. Later, while working on a plant floor, he developed full-body cramps. He was hospitalized, suffering from head exhaustion.

An employee was monitoring a conveyor at the operator station. A piece of metal was fed to a conveyor system and it struck another piece of metal, causing a piece of titanium (1-inch-long and 1/2-inch-wide) to break off and strike the employee in their upper chest below the clavicle. The employee was hospitalized and the embedded piece of metal was surgically removed.

An employee had been working in the refinery area of the facility. He then began to feel dizzy and suffered other heat illness symptoms. He was hospitalized for possible heat stress.

On May 14, 2025, an employee was sitting cross-legged and removing a pneumatic rail car vibrator from its bracket to empty the next pocket in the rail car. When the employee went to set the vibrator down, he placed it on a hammer that was sitting in front of him and the vibrator teetered to the side, catching his little finger. The employee sustained an amputated fingertip at the first knuckle.

An employee was opening a railcar compartment using a wrench when the tool broke and the employee slipped and fell to the same level. The employee sustained a fractured lower right leg.

On December 28, 2024, at 10:23 AM, the injured employee was spotting for the operator of a shear crane while conducting tree trimming/removal operations. The injured employee was standing about 4 feet from the ground on top of scrap steel trusses. After the shear crane cut the tree, it began dragging a large branch which struck the injured employee and knocked him down onto the scrap pile. He sustained four broken ribs on the left side and a left lung contusion. The employee was hospitalized.

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.