Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2019-06-04 | Quincy | Florida | Goodwill Industries-Big Bend, Inc. | Lower leg(s) | Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway |
On June 4, 2019, an employee was using an ATV to spray herbicide along the grass beside a highway. The vehicle got stuck in a rut and was being pulled out by another ATV when it rolled over, ejecting her to the ground. She suffered a fracture to the lower left leg and was hospitalized. | |||||
2017-07-05 | Altoona | Pennsylvania | Penn Line Service, Incorporated | BODY SYSTEMS | Stings and venomous bites |
An employee was pulling hose while spraying herbicide near power lines and was bitten by a poisonous snake. The employee was admitted to the hospital. | |||||
2017-04-28 | Akron | New York | TruGreen | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was operating a spreader/sprayer machine to apply fertilizers and herbicides to turf. He was attempting to repair/replace a belt in the machine when his right hand was caught and pulled into its pulley system, amputating his index fingertip. The machine was not locked/tagged out at the time. | |||||
2016-08-18 | Gibbon | Nebraska | United Suppliers, Inc. | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee lost consciousness after dispensing herbicide from bulk tanks to totes. The employee was hospitalized for dehydration. |