DateCityStateEmployerBody PartEvent
2020-09-29ClewistonFlValley Produce Harvesting & Hauling Co.BODY SYSTEMSExposure to environmental heat
On 9/29/2020, an employee was planting sugarcane when he began to feel ill. The employee was hospitalized due to heat stroke.
2020-06-15FargoNorth DakotaSanford Medical Center - FargoAnkle(s)Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area
A mini-loader was carrying flowers to a planting area. An employee was planting flowers when the bucket of the mini-loader pinned his leg to a cement structure, resulting in a left ankle fracture.
2019-09-11Belle GladeFloridaMartinez and Sons Trucking, IncBODY SYSTEMSExposure to environmental heat
An employee became dizzy while planting sugar cane and was hospitalized, suffering from heat stress.
2019-08-05White CastleLouisianaRamagos Farms, IncBODY SYSTEMSExposure to environmental heat
An employee was walking behind the planter machine that was planting sugar cane. While on break the employee collapsed. The employee was hospitalized for heat stroke with complications.
2019-06-28PhiladelphiaPennsylvaniaAll Seasons Landscaping Co., Inc.BODY SYSTEMSExposure to environmental heat
While planting shrubs at a worksite, an employee suffered heat exhaustion and was hospitalized.
2018-05-15LancasterPennsylvaniaTomlinson-Bomberger Lawn Care & Landscape, Inc.BODY SYSTEMSExposure to environmental heat
An employee had conducted landscaping, including rototilling, hand raking, and planting, at a work site. Around 4:30 PM, he was riding in the company truck to leave the work site when he felt ill, lightheaded, and dizzy. He was hospitalized for heat exhaustion.
2018-05-04Sioux FallsSouth DakotaSouthern Glazer's Wine and Spirits of South Dakota, LLCFoot (feet) and ankle(s)Nonroadway noncollision incident, n.e.c.
An employee was operating a motorized pallet jack near the dock door. The employee had stopped the jack on the dock slope, then drove down the dock slope to turn around in the parking lot and go back up the dock. During the turn, the employee lost control of the motorized pallet jack and stepped off of it, planting the left foot on the pavement while continuing to hold onto the jack. The employee's foot then twisted, breaking the ankle and the top of the foot.
2017-09-20IndiantownFloridaMCNEILL LABOR MANAGEMENT INC.BODY SYSTEMSExposure to environmental heat
An employee passed out due to heat stress while hand planting sugar cane plants at a farm.
2017-05-12EdenNew YorkANTHONY WEISSFingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
The employee had been planting crops with a planting machine. The employee's hands were in the planting mechanism when it hydraulically lifted and caught his fingers resulting in amputation of the right index fingertip.