Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Central Florida Site Pros Inc., 7953 Barr Blvd., SUMTERVILLE, FLORIDA 33585
on — Fractures , affecting the Eye(s).
Final narrative
An employee was walking up to a truck and walked into the open lid of a toolbox. The employee sustained a fracture to the corner of their right eye.
An employee was preparing a vehicle outside of the paint booth and when he turned and his right eyelid was caught by the parts hanger. He sustained a laceration to the top of his eyelid.
An employee was performing routine surveillance operation rounds on a furnace and nearby equipment. The employee heard a rumbling sound coming from a low-pressure steam vent and when he looked up, he saw water falling from the vent. He quickly moved to avoid the falling water and ran into a pipe and then fell, resulting in a right tibia fracture.
An employee had been operating a forklift equipped with a clamp attachment. He was transitioning to another powered industrial truck (PIT) when he struck his left knee on a part of the equipment and sustained a laceration to the knee requiring sutures and hospitalization.
An employee was closing a picnic table umbrella. When they moved out of the way of the closing umbrella, they lacerated their lower right leg on the table.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 238110)
An employee was readjusting a safety hook to remove hardware from gang forms when his feet slipped. He fell to the ground, resulting in a broken left arm and wrist.
An employee was changing a boom pipe delivery system on a concrete pump truck. He tripped and fell from an elevated level to the ground, resulting in multiple leg fractures.
An employee was reading numbers off a belt that feeds a plant. He reached his hand up and the belt caught his finger, resulting in a finger amputation.
An employee was guiding the pouring end of a concrete pump truck's boom while standing on top of 4-foot wall forms. The boom contacted power lines and the employee was shocked. The employee sustained third-degree burns on the entry and exit path of the electricity, and also sustained first- and second-degree burns to their torso and legs.
An employee was holding a form board on a section of pavement. A skid steer backed into the employee's ankle, breaking it. 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.