Exposure to environmental heat outdoor · Effects of heat n.e.c.
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at AmeriGas Propane, 901 Hillsboro Mile, HILLSBORO BEACH, FLORIDA 33062
on — Effects of heat n.e.c., affecting the BODY SYSTEMS .
Final narrative
An employee was performing gas service work outdoors in extreme heat when they became ill. The employee was hospitalized with dehydration.
An employee was unloading a cylinder cage out of a truck when his leg was caught on the truck's side gate. He fell to the ground and broke his left leg.
An employee was leaving the dock area in the dark and walked into a steel park stop used as a bumper for trucks. Both shins were lacerate and the employee was hospitalized.
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.
A forklift lifting device was being picked up with a forklift. The forks were lowered, causing the equipment to fall and injure an employee. The employee sustained cervical spine, facial, and jaw injuries and was hospitalized.
An employee was refilling a bottle with a cleaning solution when bleach entered the bottle and it exploded. The employee inhaled the fumes and experienced difficulty breathing and burns to her throat, resulting in hospitalization.
An employee was performing maintenance on a pump flange that was in ammonium sulfate service. The line had been blocked in and drain lines were opened. The employee was making a line break when hot sulfur water (150-180 degrees) sprayed out. The employee sustained thermal burns to their chest, back, arm, and stomach.
An employee was measuring the level in a storage tank using a handheld tape gauge. When he stood up, he felt a sharp pain in his back. He was hospitalized, having suffered a lower back strain.
A maintenance employee was repairing a malfunctioning overhead door with the assistance of a forklift when he fell to the ground below, resulting in a left wrist fracture and a laceration on the back of his head. 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 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.