Exposure to environmental heat outdoor · Heat exhaustion, fatigue
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at TruGreen, 702 Kingsley Cir, PLANT CITY, FLORIDA 33566
on — Heat exhaustion, fatigue, affecting the BODY SYSTEMS .
Final narrative
An employee had been providing lawncare service and was driving back to the main facility when he experienced severe cramping due to heat stress. The employee was hospitalized for dehydration.
An employee was checking the fuel level of a ride-on sprayer. While refueling the sprayer, fuel ignited and the employee sustained burns to their jaw and right thumb.
An employee lost consciousness while applying spray for fire ant control at a commercial location. The employee was hospitalized to treat heat-related dehydration.
On October 9, 2019, an employee was riding a ride-on spreader to treat a turf area with herbicide when the employee went over a hole that caused him to be jolted and land on his ankle. He suffered a dislocated and fractured ankle.
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.
At 12:55 p.m. on October 8, 2025, a pneumatic cylinder press was activated while an employee's hand was resting on it. The moving shaft and top portion of the machine descended, catching the employee's right middle finger and amputating the fingertip (without bone loss).
At about 5:15 p.m. on June 14, 2025, an employee was using a walk-behind mower to mow middle islands along a road. A support truck with an arrow board sign was following behind to control traffic. The truck lurched forward and struck the employee from behind, pinning the employee against the mower. The employee suffered a fractured hip, a right iliac wing fracture, right femoral nerve damage, and puncture wounds to the right leg. The employee was hospitalized.
A welder in the fabrication shop was straightening a wheel tab with a hammer and struck his left hand. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured hand.
A sprayer boom assembly fell off a sawhorse when the C-clamp was removed and it struck an employee. The employee suffered a separated collarbone and three broken ribs.
An employee tripped while stepping up onto a curb from a parking lot. She fell to the concrete sidewalk and suffered fractures to the right femoral neck and two right-side ribs.
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.