Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-09-10 | Weston | Fl | V&M ERECTORS, INC. | Nonclassifiable | Other fall to lower level more than 30 feet |
An employee fell about 40 feet from a manlift while setting a steel beam and was hospitalized for multiple sprains. | |||||
2021-08-02 | Weston | Fl | ABM Industries Inc. | Wrist(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
An employee was performing maintenance while on a ladder when they fell approximately 5 feet to the ground, resulting in a fractured wrist. | |||||
2021-02-03 | Weston | Wi | From the Forest, LLC | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle |
An employee was using a crosscut saw to score the bottom of a 4'x8' sheet of plywood when the sheet kicked back and struck the employee in the abdomen, lacerating their abdomen and embedding a portion of the wood in their body. | |||||
2021-02-02 | Weston | Fl | Ram-Tech Construction Inc. | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Excavation or trenching cave-in |
An employee was examining a conduit pipe in a 4-foot trench when he lost his balance and fell into the trench. The employee was then struck by soil when the wall of the trench collapsed, resulting in an injured spleen. | |||||
2020-08-13 | Weston | Mo | SAS Global | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee was testing equipment and suffered heat exhaustion. | |||||
2020-07-14 | Weston | Florida | Cherry Roofing Enterprises, Inc. | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet |
An employee was inspecting the installation of a peel and stick membrane on a residential roof. The employee tried to peel off a section of the membrane, lost his balance, and fell approximately 12 feet to the concrete ground. The employee suffered a fractured back and dislocated wrist. | |||||
2020-06-16 | Weston | Wisconsin | Dun-Rite of Wausau, Inc. | Lower leg(s) | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
An employee was standing on the top rung of an 8-foot ladder that was placed on a hill. While the employee was stretching to screw a strap to the wall, the ladder tipped over, causing the employee to fall and sustain a broken left leg below the knee. | |||||
2019-04-30 | Weston | Wisconsin | From the Forest, LLC | BODY SYSTEMS | Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode |
An employee was exposed to high levels of carbon monoxide while working on a press line. | |||||
2018-09-10 | Weston | Missouri | MCCORMICK DISTILLING CO. | Thigh(s) | Entangled in other object or equipment |
An employee had disconnected a transfer hose from a splitter line and was turning to connect the hose to a tote. Her foot was hooked by a second hose, still connected to the splitter line, and she suffered a broken femur. | |||||
2018-07-31 | Weston | Colorado | T & S Excavating, Inc. | BODY SYSTEMS | Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode |
Two employees were using a propane saw when they suffered carbon dioxide poisoning. They were hospitalized. | |||||
2018-06-19 | Weston | Florida | CAMPANY ROOF MAINTENANCE, LLC. | Ankle(s) | Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet |
On June 19, 2018, an employee was repairing the roof of a two-story residence when he fell from the roof, breaking his ankle(s). He was hospitalized. | |||||
2018-05-24 | Weston | Massachusett | CAMBRIDGE LANDSCAPE CO., INC. | Fingertip(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
Employees were mowing and trimming grass. While one employee was holding a mower's rear push bar, another employee lifted the front of the mower to carry it down four or five steps. While the employee was holding the front of the mower, his left ring finger came in contact with the spinning blade amputating the fingertip. | |||||
2018-03-07 | Weston | Florida | BRIGHTVIEW LANDSCAPE SERVICES, INC | Heel(s) | Nonroadway collision with other vehicle |
An employee was mowing grass when he crashed into another mower. The other mower's blade cut and partially amputated his right heel. | |||||
2018-02-23 | Weston | Massachusett | Weston Landscape & Tree Company, Inc. | Skull | Other fall to lower level |
An employee was 5-6 steps up a 12' orchard-style ladder when the ladder shifted on a patch of black ice. The employee lost balance and fell, becoming entangled in the ladder, and struck his head against the pavement during the fall resulting in a skull fracture. | |||||
2018-02-16 | Weston | Florida | MURRAY LOGAN CONSTRUCTION, INC. | Lumbar region | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
An employee was working from a ladder inside a hole (trench) rubbing the chamfer line on the concrete, removing nails and/or debris, and fell 6 feet, receiving a lower back fracture. | |||||
2017-04-06 | Weston | Missouri | Sterling Boiler & Mechanical, Inc. | Lower leg(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
An employee was walking on plant property when he slipped on wet fly ash and fell resulting in a fibula and tibia fracture. | |||||
2016-09-29 | Weston | Connecticut | Weston Arborists Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
On or about September 29, 2016, an employee was operating a brush chipper. The employee began to dismount the chipper by grabbing the winch rope. At the same time, the winch rope control switch was activated, causing the rope to tighten around the employee's left index finger, crushing and partially amputating it. | |||||
2016-09-06 | Weston | West Virgini | Penn Line Corporation | Ear(s) | Other fall to lower level |
An employee fell from a tree while trimming a branch, ripping his earlobe. | |||||
2016-08-23 | Weston | Wisconsin | Applied Laser Technologies, LLC | Forearm(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. |
Two employees were working on a press brake. One employee was caught in the press when it was activated. The employee's inside right forearm bone was injured and required surgery. | |||||
2016-03-16 | Weston | Wisconsin | Country Fresh Meats, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
An employee was using a band saw to cut down sirloin steaks when his hands came in contact with the saw blade, amputating his left thumb tip. | |||||
2015-09-07 | Weston | Wisconsin | Ministry Healthcare | Lumbar region | Overexertion in lifting-multiple episodes |
An employee was hospitalized with lower back pain after lifting patients at the hospital. | |||||
2015-08-24 | Weston | Missouri | Great Plains Energy, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate |
An employee was entering Unit 2 (north stairwell) through a door. The employee reached back to stop the door from slamming and his right index finger got caught between the door and its frame crushing the tip of his finger. The right index fingertip was amputated at, or just above, the distal (1st) knuckle. | |||||
2015-06-29 | Weston | Florida | LABOR FINDERS OF BROWARD COUNTY, INC. | Face | Struck by object or equipment |
An employee sustained a facial fracture when attempting to remove a hose from a water pump. | |||||
2015-06-16 | Weston | West Virgini | Burdette Electric, Inc. | Lower leg(s) | Other fall to lower level |
An employee was standing on a step ladder installing temporary lighting. The employee was handed an electrical whip/flexible conduit. The wires in the conduit were live, 277 volts. The employee received an electric shock from the wiring and fell off the ladder. As the employee fell off the ladder his left foot went between two rungs and he fractured his lower left leg. | |||||
2015-05-01 | Weston | Florida | PRINCE CONTRACTING, LLC | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
The employee was helping to secure a concrete wall panel that a backhoe was putting into place. The panel was secured and then the backhoe released the load, but the bottom of the panel came loose. The panel fell and struck the employee in the chest and left hand. The employee sustained broken ribs and abrasions on his hand. | |||||
2015-04-07 | Weston | Florida | True Lines, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
Employees were using a hydraulic lift to put equipment on a truck. The injured employee suffered an amputation when his finger got caught between a metal bar and a hook on the hydraulic lift. | |||||
2015-01-06 | Weston | Connecticut | Davenport Contracting, Inc. | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
Employees were moving equipment into the trailer and removed the stairs to the trailer. Upon exiting the trailer, an employee forgot the stairs were removed and fell about 3 feet to the ground. Employee has 2 broken ribs, broken scapula, and a dislocated shoulder. |