Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-11-03 | Fayetteville | Ar | Clear Creek Development Company LLC | Lower leg(s) | Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway |
An employee was driving a golf cart with an attached utility trailer carrying a lawn mower. The cart path was wet, and when the employee braked, the cart slid and turned on its side. The employee's lower leg was fractured. | |||||
2021-10-01 | Tonawanda | Ny | Diversified Maintenance-RWS, LLC | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
An employee was operating a golf cart when their left ankle got caught between the golf cart and the frame of an exit door, resulting in fractured toes that required surgery and hospitalization. | |||||
2021-09-09 | Gainesville | Fl | The Wynwood | Brain | Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway |
An employee fell off a golf cart and hit his head on the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a head injury. | |||||
2021-08-23 | Ballwin | Mo | Dean Team Suburu | Brain | Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway |
An employee fell off the rear of a golf cart as it turned. The employee's head struck the concrete, causing head trauma. | |||||
2021-08-20 | De Soto | Mo | Holiday Inn Club Vacations Timber Creek Resort | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was tightening a belt on a golf cart when the seat of the cart fell forward, hitting the ignition. The vehicle turned on and the employee's left hand was pulled in. The belt amputated his index fingertip. | |||||
2021-06-30 | Haslet | Tx | Job1USA | Thigh(s) | Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway |
The injured employee was riding on the back of a golf cart and fell off the cart onto the ground. The employee sustained a fractured right femur. | |||||
2021-06-02 | Albany | Ny | Corporate Communications | Multiple body parts | Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway |
An employee was riding as a passenger in a side-by-side golf cart as it came down a mountain. The cart started to tilt, then fell as the employee was trying to keep it straight with his right leg. The driver fell on him. He suffered three broken ribs and a broken right femur. | |||||
2021-05-13 | Graford | Tx | The Cliffs Resort | Multiple trunk locations | Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway |
An employee was driving a golf cart when it hit a speed bump. It flipped over and the employee suffered broken ribs, a punctured lung, and broken lower back disks. | |||||
2021-03-22 | Orlando | Fl | UNIVERSAL ORLANDO RESORT | Multiple body parts | Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway |
An employee fell from the back of a golf cart as it turned. The employee landed on the pavement and suffered a broken left collarbone and two broken ribs. He was hospitalized. | |||||
2021-02-24 | Oklahoma City | Ok | Locke Supply Co. | Hip(s) | Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object |
An associate was troubleshooting a faulty electrical component on a golf cart equipped with a flatbed when the cart energized and started to move backward. The associate grabbed the front of the cart; the cart's directional switch was then flipped, causing the cart to move forward and push him against a stationary forklift. The associate was hospitalized with a fractured right hip. | |||||
2021-02-20 | Miami | Fl | UNITED AIRLINES INC. | Multiple body parts | Nonroadway collision with other vehicle |
An employee was driving a golf cart around a stationary aircraft. A baggage tug struck the employee and his cart; the employee suffered broken ribs, a broken collarbone, and a lung injury. | |||||
2021-02-11 | Yazoo City | Ms | CF Industries Nitrogen, LLC | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object |
An employee placed a stepladder onto a golf cart and the stepladder contacted the accelerator. Upon attempting to stop the golf cart, the employee got caught and pinned between the golf cart and a wall, resulting in a laceration to the spleen. | |||||
2021-01-14 | Grovetown | Ga | John Deere Commercial Products, Inc | Leg(s) | Nonroadway collision with other vehicle |
An employee was driving a golf cart. A tractor struck the cart, and the employee's left leg was pinned between the two. | |||||
2020-09-21 | Acworth | Ga | Bentwater Golf Club Men's Golf Association, Inc. | Arm(s) | Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway |
On September 21, 2020, at approximately 9:00 a.m., an employee was driving a golf cart on the golf course when he lost control of the vehicle, jumped from the golf cart, and impacted the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured right arm. | |||||
2020-09-08 | Blytheville | Ar | JMS Russel Metals Corp. | Thigh(s) | Standing, standing up-single episode |
An employee was in a parked golf cart. He placed his feet on the ground beside the golf cart and grabbed the side of the cart to prepare his body to stand. As he stood up, he felt a pop in his right leg and fell over onto the ground. He was hospitalized with a broken femur in his right leg. His leg had a weakened bone due to a prosthetic from a previous amputation he had suffered. | |||||
2020-09-04 | Columbus | Oh | Big Lots | Nonclassifiable | Pedestrian struck by vehicle propelled by another vehicle in nonroadway area |
An employee was standing next to a golf cart when it was struck by a high lift fork truck. The golf cart then struck the employee in the upper thigh, causing internal bleeding and possibly deep bruising. | |||||
2020-08-20 | Princeton | Nj | PRINCETON UNIVERSITY | Multiple trunk locations | Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c. |
An employee was driving a golf cart when it crashed into a stationary bollard. The employee suffered contusions to the chest and abdomen. | |||||
2020-08-07 | Kyle | Tx | Roscoe Property Management | Brain | Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway |
An employee fell off a moving golf cart to the ground, suffering a head injury that required hospitalization. | |||||
2020-06-30 | Little Rock | Arkansas | Riverside Subaru | Brain | Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway |
An employee was standing on the back of a golf cart while the cart was in motion. The employee fell off the golf cart and struck his head on the pavement, suffering a head injury. | |||||
2020-06-05 | Quincy | Illinois | Titan International, Inc. | Hip(s) | Nonroadway collision with other vehicle |
On June 5, 2020, a utility cart and a golf cart collided. The golf cart's driver fell out of the cart and suffered a hip injury. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
2020-05-19 | Theodore | Alabama | Brown & Root Industrial Services, LLC | Leg(s) | Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway |
Two employees were using a golf cart to transit from one production building to the other when the golf cart veered off the road and turned over into a ditch. The cart landed on one employee's right leg, breaking it in several places. | |||||
2020-05-14 | Olathe | Kansas | Royal Metal Industries | Leg(s) | Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c. |
A temporary employee was driving a golf cart when it struck a steel beam. The beam broke through the golf cart's windshield, hitting him in the chest and then landing on his legs. He was hospitalized and required stitches (no broken bones). | |||||
2020-05-02 | Tallahassee | Florida | Tallahassee CH LLC. | Brain | Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway |
On May 2, 2020, an employee fell from the back of a golf cart as the cart went around a curve. His head struck the pavement; he suffered a concussion and was hospitalized. | |||||
2020-04-27 | Clermont | Florida | Zenodro Homes, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was storing a golf cart that was not working. He attempted to accelerate the cart to get it going again. The cart was in reverse instead of neutral at the time and went backward. The cart's belt then pulled his finger toward the engine pulley, cutting and amputating his index fingertip. | |||||
2020-04-16 | Schofield | Wisconsin | Crystal Finishing Systems, Inc. | Brain | Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway |
An employee was a passenger in a golf cart when he fell out of the golf cart as it turned to enter the facility. He tried to gain his footing but fell backwards onto the concrete, hitting his head on the pavement. He suffered a skull fracture and subdermal hematoma. | |||||
2020-04-12 | Palm Beach Gardens | Florida | Frenchmans Creek Inc. | Head | Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway |
An employee fell off a golf cart, striking his head on the ground and suffering a fracture. | |||||
2020-02-24 | Jeffersonville | Georgia | Academy Sports | Foot (feet) | Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle |
An employee was loading a folding ladder onto a golf cart. The ladder tipped forward and pressed the accelerator, causing the cart to drive forward and run over the employee's foot. The employee's foot was broken. | |||||
2020-02-20 | Argyle | Texas | Robson Ranch Denton HOA, Inc. | Eye(s) | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle |
An employee was standing next to a mini excavator being used to push PVC pipe under a golf cart path when the PVC pipe shattered. He was struck in the left eye by a piece of the shattered PVC pipe. | |||||
2020-02-12 | Lake Suzy | Florida | Point Charlotte Golf & Country Club | Multiple body parts | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
An employee was walking into the bag room in a golf cart barn when he tripped over a golf bag on the barn floor. He fell onto his hands and knees, and a nearby chair struck this throat and chest; he suffered broken vertebrae, three cracked ribs, and a torn esophagus. | |||||
2020-02-11 | The Woodlands | Texas | Woodlands Country Club Tournament | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
An employee was performing maintenance on a golf cart that was on a jack lift when the cart moved while the employee was working underneath it and fell on the employee. The employee suffered four broken ribs and an air pocket in the lung. The cart was not in park at the time of the incident. | |||||
2020-02-11 | Tampa | Florida | Ferman Motor Car Company, Inc. | Ankle(s) | Nonroadway collision with other vehicle |
An employee was driving a golf cart when it was struck by a guest's car. The employee suffered a broken ankle. | |||||
2020-01-20 | Kissimmee | Florida | MDM HOSPITALITY GROUP, INC. | Ankle(s) | Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway |
On January 20, 2020, at approximately 3:45 PM, an employee was driving a golf cart around a curve when the cart started to tip. The employee put her leg out to steady the cart when it tipped to the side and her leg was caught between the cart and the ground. She suffered a right ankle fracture. | |||||
2019-09-16 | Dallas | Texas | Business Jet Center | Ankle(s) | Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway |
An employee was driving a golf cart on a tarmac when she made a sharp turn and fell out of the cart, breaking both ankles. | |||||
2019-09-02 | El Segundo | California | W.E. O'Neil Construction Co. of California | Lower leg(s) | Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway |
An employee was operating a golf cart. While making a turn, the golf cart rolled over onto the employee's leg. He sustained lacerations and a broken lower left leg. | |||||
2019-08-27 | Middlefield | Connecticut | Textron Specialized Vehicles Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was replacing a starter generator bracket on a gas-powered golf cart. This required removal of the starter. He removed the seat to gain access to engine compartment and knelt on the floorboard of the car to get into position to perform the task. He loosened the starter generator adjustment bolt so that the starter generator belt could be removed. After loosening the adjustment bolt, he began to pull the belt off the front pully on the starter generator. At the same time, his knee pre | |||||
2019-08-08 | Houston | Texas | Expressjet Airlines | Leg(s) | Nonroadway collision with other vehicle, n.e.c. |
An employee was driving his vehicle (golf cart style) to an aircraft when he passed by two large baggage carts and was T-boned by another vehicle. He was hospitalized with a broken left leg. | |||||
2019-07-26 | Fort Payne | Alabama | Game Time | Leg(s) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
An employee was driving a golf cart in the facility when their left leg came in contact with a steel safety barrier and was fractured. | |||||
2019-06-10 | Tampa | Florida | MANHEIM REMARKETING, INC. | Multiple face locations | Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c. |
An employee was driving a golf cart in the lot area. The employee was returning inside the building because it started raining. There was an open metal bed trailer parked in the lot with the tongue hitch sticking out. The employee did not see the trailer's tongue hitch and hit it with the golf cart. The plastic windshield of the golf cart hit first and came off. Then the employee hit the tongue hitch with his face. The employee suffered lacerations to the face and a fractured left eye socket and | |||||
2019-05-24 | Waller | Texas | Lofton Security Service, Inc. | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle |
An employee was patrolling the complex in a golf cart when the employee collided with a stationary trailer, suffering a laceration to the right leg, body contusions, a bruised aorta, and a blood clot in the heart. | |||||
2019-05-22 | Dallas | Texas | Service Systems Associates, Inc. | Wrist(s) | Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway |
An employee was operating a golf cart in which he was carrying boxed materials. When the employee made a turn, the materials shifted and the employee reached back with his left hand to stop the boxes from falling out. At the same time, the golf cart was over-steered, causing the employee to fall out and hit the ground. He broke his wrist and was hospitalized. | |||||
2019-05-13 | Port Washington | New York | Century Golf Partners Management, LLP | Nose, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area |
An employee was struck by a golf cart while he was filling in divots on a golf course tee hole. He suffered a fractured nose, cut lip, and scrapes. | |||||
2019-05-01 | Mc Calla | Alabama | ABM Industries Inc | Ankle(s) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
An employee was backing up a golf cart to a dumpster. Her left leg was caught between the golf cart and a steel wall resulting in a laceration and fracture to the left ankle. | |||||
2019-04-22 | The Villages | Florida | THE VILLAGES OPERATING COMPANY | Leg(s) | Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle |
On April 22, 2019, a parked golf cart rolled onto an employee, injuring his right leg. He was hospitalized and underwent surgery. | |||||
2019-04-19 | Peyton | Colorado | Altman Plants | Wrist(s) | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
An employee was watering plants from a platform that was 7 feet high when a golf cart hit the platform, causing the employee to fall off and onto the ground. The employee suffered a broken wrist and chin laceration. | |||||
2019-04-06 | Hampden | Massachusett | Greathorse LLC | Head | Struck by falling object or equipment |
Four employees were moving stored chairs out of a golf cart barn. An employee was between parked carts when a charger connected to a cart fell and struck the employee in the head, causing a laceration. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
2019-04-04 | Tulsa | Oklahoma | IC OF OKLAHOMA LLC | Leg(s) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
An employee was driving a golf cart when his left leg contacted a barrier. He suffered a fracture to the left leg. | |||||
2019-04-04 | Orlando | Florida | Grand Avenue Economic Community Development Corp. | Back, including spine, spinal cord | Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle |
An employee had been operating a golf cart and then exited it. He was in front of the golf cart when it rolled into him, running him over. He suffered back injuries. | |||||
2019-03-31 | Thackerville | Oklahoma | The Golf Channel, LLC | Brain | Fall on same level |
An employee was loading equipment onto the seat of his golf cart. He turned around to get some more equipment when something fell off the seat and hit the pedal causing the cart to move forward. The employee attempted to catch the cart when he fell and hit his head. | |||||
2019-03-26 | Chambersburg | Pennsylvania | Universal Services of America, LP | Head and trunk | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
An employee was driving a golf cart around a warehouse. The cart went under a storage rack and the employee was pinned between the rack and the cart, suffering head and chest injuries. | |||||
2019-02-04 | Fort Lauderdale | Florida | Sun Terminals, Inc. | Fingernail(s), nailbed(s) | Contact with objects and equipment |
An employee suffered a fingernail avulsion as he was checking a cable he had replaced on a golf cart. | |||||
2019-01-03 | Lawton | Oklahoma | Goodyear Tire and Rubber CO | Knee(s) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
An employee was operating a golf cart when the employee's knee struck an I-beam, fracturing the patella. The employee's knee was outside the vehicle at the time of the incident. | |||||
2018-09-27 | San Antonio | Texas | D H San Antonio Management LLC | Arm(s) | Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway |
An employee was operating a golf cart when it flipped it over. He broke his left arm and scraped his knee. | |||||
2018-08-28 | Kansas City | Missouri | Canyon View Properties | Multiple body parts | Roadway collision with other vehicle |
An employee was driving a golf cart. As the cart turned onto a road, a resident's vehicle struck it and it rolled over. The employee suffered foot, wrist, and ear injuries. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
2018-08-10 | Anna | Texas | Pilot Travel Centers LLC | Multiple trunk locations | Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area |
An employee was struck by a golf cart while standing outside, suffering lower back and abdominal contusions. | |||||
2018-08-06 | Palm Harbor | Florida | Salamander Innisbrook, LLC. | Multiple body parts | Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c. |
An employee was driving a golf cart when he struck a concrete pole, suffering abrasions to his forehead and left knee. | |||||
2018-07-29 | Reading | Pennsylvania | Carpenter Technology | Leg(s) | Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle |
While working at a maintenance workbench, an employee was struck from behind by an unattended golf cart. The employee suffered a contusion and left leg injury. | |||||
2018-07-13 | Mckinney | Texas | Encore Wire Corporation | Lumbar region | Overexertion in lifting-single episode |
An employee was lifting reels of wire from the floor onto a golf cart. The employee suffered a fractured vertebra in the lower back. | |||||
2018-05-21 | Vero Beach | Florida | Torwest, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was checking the oil in a golf cart when his right hand was caught in the cart's pulley, amputating his right index and middle fingers. | |||||
2018-05-18 | Decatur | Illinois | Archer Daniels Midland Company | Lower leg(s) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
An employee was driving a golf cart when his left leg struck a dumpster as he drove past it. He sustained a left calf laceration and left calf muscle injury, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
2018-04-20 | Houston | Texas | Anheuser Busch | Lower leg(s) | Walking, without other incident-single episode |
An employee was walking to a golf cart when his lower leg moved awkwardly. He fractured both lower leg bones and experienced sharp pain. | |||||
2018-04-11 | Saint Joseph | Missouri | Securitas Inc | Ankle(s) | Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway |
An employee was patrolling a facility in a golf cart when he came up behind a trash truck. The trash truck began to back up, and the employee swerved to miss the truck. The golf cart tipped over, causing the employee to hit the ground and break his ankle. | |||||
2018-03-20 | Houston | Texas | R.A.G. Industrial Solutions, Inc. | Multiple face locations | Nonroadway collision with other vehicle |
An employee was riding as a passenger on a golf cart when it struck a forklift. The employee sustained a broken nose and mandible, as well as a laceration to the knee, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
2018-03-05 | Fayetteville | Arkansas | DAUGHERTY & DAUGHERTY INVESTMENTS LLC | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
An employee was being trained by a second employee on how to close a golf cart tailgate when the second employee closed the tail gate on the employee's left ring finger, amputating the fingertip. | |||||
2018-02-11 | El Centro | California | AOC Support Services | Upper and lower limb(s) | Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c. |
An employee was driving a golf cart and struck a curb. The employee then fell from the cart and fractured a knee and elbow. | |||||
2018-01-24 | Sharonville | Ohio | Ford Motor Company | Nonclassifiable | Nonclassifiable |
An employee was getting into a burden carrier which is similar to a golf cart when their knee gave out. | |||||
2018-01-19 | Punta Gorda | Florida | Peace River Mechanical Sculpture & Gardens | Hip(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
An employee was riding on a golf cart to the front door and while exiting the golf cart she fell resulting in a hip fracture and head lacerations. | |||||
2018-01-12 | Naples | Florida | CLASSIC BENTLEY VILLAGE, INC. | Ankle(s) | Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle |
While driving a golf cart, an employee lost steering ability and crashed into a column, suffering an ankle injury. | |||||
2017-10-09 | Simsboro | Louisiana | Weyerhaeuser NR Co. | Leg(s) | Struck by other falling powered vehicle |
A golf cart that was lifted on a hydraulic jack stand slipped and fell onto an employee while he was working underneath it, fracturing his left leg. | |||||
2017-10-09 | Melbourne | Florida | Baer Air, Inc | Brain | Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway |
On 10/09/2017, an employee fell from a moving golf cart that made a sudden left turn and suffered a head injury, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
2017-10-06 | San Antonio | Texas | Six Flags Fiesta Texas | Hip(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
An employee was standing on a stationary golf cart to empty a trash can into a dumpster when he fell about 2 feet to the asphalt ground, fracturing his hip and requiring hospitalization. | |||||
2017-09-11 | Dallas | Texas | Paragon Leasing, LP | Foot (feet) | Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area |
An employee pulled up on a golf cart outside a work bay and got off the golf cart to plug it into a charger. A reversing tractor then ran over his right foot. | |||||
2017-09-01 | Dekalb | Illinois | Sodexo, Inc. | Skull | Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway |
On September 1, 2017, an employee was riding in a golf cart after working the concession stand at a football game. While in the seat, she was seen kneeling over and then fell to the ground where she hit her head, fracturing her skull. | |||||
2017-08-28 | Miami Gardens | Florida | Whelan Event Staffing Services, Inc. | Nonclassifiable | Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway |
An employee fell out of a golf cart while driving and struck the ground. | |||||
2017-08-08 | Chicago | Illinois | Employco USA Inc. | Ankle(s) | Nonroadway incident involving motorized land vehicle |
An employee was involved in a golf cart accident resulting in a broken ankle. | |||||
2017-07-13 | Destin | Florida | Sandestin Investment, LLC | Foot (feet) | Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway |
On July 13, 2017, an employee was riding in a golf cart being driven by a coworker when the coworker lost control and the golf cart tipped. The employee fell to the concrete road, lacerating her right foot and requiring hospitalization. | |||||
2017-06-24 | Edwards | Colorado | Vail Resorts Management Company | Leg(s) | Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway |
An employee was riding in a golf cart to a work site. The golf cart hit a bump and the employee was ejected. The employee broke a leg upon impact with the ground. | |||||
2017-06-23 | Tampa | Florida | LOWRY PARK ZOO | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee was sitting in a golf cart after doing landscaping when he started shaking, foaming at the mouth, and was disoriented. He was hospitalized due to heat-related illness. | |||||
2017-06-21 | Nederland | Texas | LUCITE INTERNATIONAL | Multiple head locations | Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway |
An employee was riding in a company golf cart as a passenger when the driver made a sharp left turn and the employee was thrown to the pavement, striking the back of his head. He suffered a laceration, fractured skull, and damaged inner left ear. | |||||
2017-06-11 | Manchester | New Hampshir | PIEDMONT AIRLINES DBA U.S. AIRWAYS EXPRESS | Brain | Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway |
An employee fell out of a golf cart-type vehicle. The employee's head struck the ground, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
2017-05-27 | Miami | Florida | Hogan Group Inc | Ankle(s) | Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway |
On May 27, 2017, an employee was a passenger in a golf cart driven by a coworker when the coworker made a turn and the cart flipped over, crushing the employee's right ankle. | |||||
2017-05-24 | Calhoun | Georgia | LG Hausys America, Inc. | Knee(s) and leg(s) | Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area |
An employee was driving a golf cart toward the golf cart parking area. The employee was driving too fast and struck the injured employee, pinning him between the wall and golf cart. The injured employee broke his left tibia and knee. | |||||
2017-05-23 | Davenport | Florida | Towne Park | Wrist(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
An employee was sitting in a golf cart, lost her balance and fell out fracturing her right wrist. | |||||
2017-05-03 | The Villages | Florida | Gulf Management Solutions, LLC | Whole body | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area |
An employee was standing in the parking lot, talking to a customer, when he was struck by a golf cart. He suffered left body injuries, from his head to his toes. | |||||
2017-04-05 | Blooming Grove | New York | RHP Staffing Company | Upper arm(s) | Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, roadway |
The injured employee was riding in a golf cart driven by another employee. The golf cart struck a bump in the road and the injured employee fell off the cart onto the street resulting in a broken humerus. | |||||
2017-03-30 | Forest Park | Georgia | Job1USA | Multiple body parts | Fall on same level due to tripping |
An employee was exiting a golf cart when she tripped, hit her head on a wall, and then fell on her left knee. She suffered a left knee fracture and a concussion. | |||||
2017-03-05 | Hollywood | Florida | Sun Terminals, Inc. | Nonclassifiable | Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c. |
An employee was driving a golf cart and collided with a container trailer chassis. The employee was pinned beneath the chassis and was hospitalized for his injuries. | |||||
2017-02-01 | Fort Worth | Texas | Links at Waterchase, LLC | Hip(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping |
An employee was walking between golf carts in the cart barn when he tripped and fell fracturing his left hip. | |||||
2017-01-09 | Texas City | Texas | Turnaround Welding Services, LLC | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Struck by powered vehicle-nontransport, n.e.c. |
An employee was helping a carry deck crane operator deliver items to the field. He followed the crane in a golf cart to the fab tent to retrieve equipment. As he was walking out of the fab tent with a strap in his hand and looking down at the strap to perform a visual inspection, the crane operator was putting his outriggers down. They did not see each other and an outrigger caught the employee's big toe. The outrigger smashed the steel toe of his boot, splitting and breaking his big toe. | |||||
2016-10-19 | Garyville | Louisiana | Mistras Group, Inc | Multiple body parts | Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway |
An employee was driving a golf cart when he lost control and flipped the vehicle. The employee sustained a broken collar bone, five broken ribs, and pulmonary contusions. A safety belt was not worn at the time of the incident. | |||||
2016-10-01 | Batavia | Ohio | 3D Golf, LLC | Brain | Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway |
The employee was a passenger in a golf cart performing ranger duties when he fell off the cart and hit his head on the parking lot. | |||||
2016-09-24 | Weeki Wachee | Florida | Cape Leisure Weeki Wachee, LLC | Arm(s) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
An employee was driving a golf cart through a gate and used her left arm to push the gate open. Her arm became caught between the golf cart bar and the gate, breaking it. | |||||
2016-09-10 | Whitefish | Montana | Don K Chevrolet | Brain | Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway |
An employee was riding around the sales lot in a golf cart and fell out of the golf cart suffering head trauma. | |||||
2016-09-07 | Moss Point | Mississippi | Omega Protein, Inc. | Hand(s) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
On September 7, 2016, at approximately 8:38 PM, an employee was driving across the yard in a golf cart when his left hand was smashed between the cart and an adjacent garbage dumpster. He suffered two broken bones and an open wound, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
2016-08-19 | Honolulu | Hawaii | Aloha Marine Lines, Inc. | Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Nonroadway collision with other vehicle |
An employee was driving a golf cart on the pier when she was hit by another vehicle, causing her to fall out and fracture her neck. She was hospitalized. | |||||
2016-07-27 | Wellington | Florida | Pinnacle Mangement Services | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c. |
An employee was driving a golf cart and hit a tree. He was having chest pain and went to the hospital. | |||||
2016-06-29 | Warsaw | Ohio | Echoing Hills Village, Inc. | Arm(s) | Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway |
An employee was injured on June 29, 2016, while driving the camp golf cart. The cart tipped over and fell onto the employee breaking the left arm. | |||||
2016-06-17 | Burleson | Texas | Honda of Burleson | Skull | Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway |
An employee fell from a golf cart, struck the asphalt, and suffered a fractured skull. | |||||
2016-06-10 | Houston | Texas | Group 1 Automotive | Upper and lower limb(s) | Moving in opposite directions, oncoming, nonroadway |
The injured worker was driving a golf cart toward the body shop. Another employee was driving a customer's vehicle and they collided. The injured employee suffered a broken right arm, a fractured shoulder and a fractured to the mid foot. | |||||
2016-06-07 | Greenville | Texas | Kelly Services, Inc. | Brain | Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway |
An employee fell out of a golf cart and struck her head against the ground, suffering head trauma and loss of consciousness. | |||||
2016-05-31 | Perrysburg | Ohio | Belmont Country Club | Leg(s) | Roadway collision-moving perpendicularly |
On or about May 31, 2016, two employees were crossing the road in a golf cart when they were struck by a van in oncoming traffic. Both employees were admitted to the hospital. |