Exposure to environmental heat outdoor · Effects of heat unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at DISH Wireless L.L.C., 141 NE 20TH ST Miami FL 33137, MIAMI, FLORIDA 33137
on — Effects of heat unspecified, affecting the BODY SYSTEMS .
Final narrative
An employee began experiencing hand and arm cramping while climbing a tower. About an hour later, the employee became ill. The employee was hospitalized for heat-related illness.
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 working on a satellite installation. They were reaching to grab a piece of cable when they were bitten on the left hand by a copperhead snake.
An employee was climbing up a fixed wooden access ladder to the ceiling of a residential house. One of the ladder rungs failed, causing the employee to fall to the ground. He sustained a spiral fracture to his left leg.
An employee was standing on a rooftop using rope to lower a bundled advertising copy to the ground to a second employee. The rope got tangled in the employee's harness/lanyard or foot, causing the employee to fall approximately 15 feet to the sidewalk below. The employee landed on their feet and fractured both heels. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee was replacing an old drop cord on a power pole. The employee was descending a ladder when they fell approximately 10 to 12 feet, resulting in a fractured pelvis.
On April 26, 2023, at 9:50 AM, an employee was installing a ladder rack on a company vehicle when the lowering arm of the ladder rack shifted, causing a bolt to slip and catch the wedding ring on his left ring finger. The employee sustained a laceration/avulsion to the left ring finger between the first and second knuckles that required hospitalization.
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.