| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-11-15 | Lake Norden | Sd | Halme, Inc. | Hand(s) | Small-scale (limited) fire |
| Employees were burning yard debris (brush/shrubbery) in an open pit. Fumes from gasoline (used as an accelerant) ignited and exploded. One employee suffered first-degree burns to the face and second-degree burns to his hands. Another suffered second-degree burns to his face and third-degree burns to the hands. | |||||
| 2021-06-26 | Lakeland | Fl | Robert Binns Roofing, Inc. | Buttock(s) | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee was heading to the ground from a 10-foot-high awning using a 28-foot extension ladder that was tied to the building. When the employee was about 8 feet from the ground, they fell off the ladder and landed on top of shrubs. A piece of branch from the shrubs pierced the employee's buttocks, resulting in hospitalization. | |||||
| 2020-10-09 | Port Saint Lucie | Fl | Massey Services Inc | Thigh(s) | Bites and stings |
| An employee was providing pest service at a client's home. While the employee was in a shrub, an insect bit him on the upper left leg. He was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2020-08-05 | Omaha | Ne | NMS-Shared Services Systems | Arm(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| An employee was trimming shrubbery and fell approximately 4-5 feet from a ladder/wall before landing on concrete. He was hospitalized with a broken arm. | |||||
| 2019-07-24 | Marietta | Georgia | Yellowstone Landscape Southeast LLC | BODY SYSTEMS | Stings and venomous bites |
| An employee was trimming shrubs when he was bitten by a copperhead snake. | |||||
| 2019-07-17 | Xenia | Ohio | Grunder Landscaping Co. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
| An employee was using gas powered sheers to trim shrubs and lacerated their fingers. | |||||
| 2019-06-28 | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | All Seasons Landscaping Co., Inc. | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
| While planting shrubs at a worksite, an employee suffered heat exhaustion and was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2019-04-05 | West Palm Beach | Florida | Ibis Golf & Country Club Inc. | BODY SYSTEMS | Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids |
| An employee was installing a new outdoor fire pit. When the pit was ignited, a fire blast knocked the employee back 5-10 feet into the shrubs. He went into shock and suffered minor burns to the hands. | |||||
| 2018-06-23 | Fargo | Georgia | Trejo Brothers Produce, LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by other person |
| An employee was pulling weeds, helping another employee prune shrubbery. The other employee's clippers caught the employee's right index finger, causing a partial amputation and a bone fracture requiring hospitalization. | |||||
| 2018-06-19 | Macon | Georgia | Great Yards, LLC. | Fingertip(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
| An employee was attempting to hold branches from one shrub out of the way while trimming another shrub with a gas-powered hedge trimmer. The trimmer then amputated his left little fingertip and cut his ring finger. | |||||
| 2018-05-02 | Hudson | Florida | 3 Season's Lawn & Landscape, Inc. | Nonclassifiable | Nonclassifiable |
| An employee became ill while picking up shrubbery debris from the ground, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
| 2016-08-16 | Saddle River | New Jersey | Borst Landscape & Design | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet |
| An employee fell approximately 12 feet from a pruning ladder while pruning a shrub. He was hospitalized for a fractured collarbone and three fractured ribs on his left side. | |||||
| 2016-08-08 | Winter Garden | Florida | B&M Landscape Concepts, Inc | Fingertip(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
| An employee was trimming shrubs with gas-powered shears when the shears amputated his right-hand index fingertip. | |||||