Exposure to environmental heat outdoor · Effects of heat n.e.c.
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Schneider National Carriers, Inc., 4000 W Vine St, KISSIMMEE, FLORIDA 34741
on — Effects of heat n.e.c., affecting the BODY SYSTEMS .
Final narrative
A driver was unloading boxes from a truck when he began to feel ill. The employee was hospitalized for dehydration.
Hospitalized BODY SYSTEMS Heat environmental
More severe injuries at Schneider National Carriers, Inc.
An employee was working to unload ATV equipment from a semi-trailer by driving the equipment off the trailer. About 30 minutes later he felt ill. The employee was hospitalized with dehydration due to heat.
A truck driver was unloading freight with a manual pallet jack. He was standing on the liftgate of the trailer when he fell back onto the pavement. He struck the left side of his head and ribs, and was hospitalized with one fractured rib.
A mechanic was receiving tires from a third party. When the first tire was pulled out of the trailer, several others rolled off with it and one struck the employee's knee, causing an injury that required hospitalization and surgery.
An employee was removing a brake chamber from a truck when it expanded and pinched his finger between the brake chamber and a bracket on the truck, resulting in a partial amputation of the left pinky finger.
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 fell while exiting a trailer. The employee landed on their left side on the pavement, suffering multiple broken ribs on the left side. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee was hooking up a set of 28-foot trailers, attaching a converter dolly to the lead trailer's pintle hook. He backed up the lead trailer and parked it a foot from the converter dolly, then lifted the converter dolly and rolled it to the lead trailer to set it onto the hook. The converter dolly kicked up, and the employee's left hand was caught between it and the trailer. He suffered a severe laceration to the palm between the ring finger and middle finger.
An employee was cleaning the windshield of his truck. When he stepped down from the truck, he lost balance and reached to catch himself using the side mirror. The impact fractured his left wrist. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.
An employee was standing on the DOT bumper on the back of a standard 53-foot trailer. The employee lost his footing and his grip on the handle bar, and fell approximately 42 inches to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured left hip/femur.
A driver was making a delivery. As he was climbing onto his trailer to get boxes, the strap he was using to pull himself up broke. He fell from the back of the trailer to the ground, landing on his right leg and breaking his femur.
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.