Rough & Ready of Central Florida Inc

An employee was operating an asphalt grinding machine when a branch got in the way of the machine. He crawled on top of the machine to cut the branch but it snapped back and knocked him off the equipment. He fell approximately 10-12 feet to the ground below, resulting in fractures to both wrists and forearms, and a left knee fracture.

An employee was working on the ninth position of a 12-foot ladder, installing a new light fixture in an existing building. The employee sustained an electrical shock, lost his balance on the ladder, and fell. He sustained a fracture of the lower back and bruises on his hand and foot. The fracture required surgery.

At approximately 10:00 AM, employees were conducting asphalt loading operations. While securing a hose atop a truck, an employee encountered a malfunction involving a plugged hose. Pressure built up within the hose and suddenly released, causing the hose to fly off the truck. The hose contacted two employees and both employees fell approximately 7 feet. Employee 1 was on top of the truck and sustained three fractured ribs and a head contusion. Employee 1 was hospitalized. Employee 2 was climbing a ladder on the truck and sustained a fractured right leg. Employee 2 was not hospitalized.

An employee was working from a ladder, installing light fixtures. The employee was shocked and fell from the ladder to the floor about 6 feet below, striking their head and back. The employee was hospitalized with a laceration to the head and broken vertebrae.

On August 2, 2025, at 7:35 AM, a temporary employee was using an air hose to blow dust off the electric motor of a conveyor while standing on the belt. The conveyor started and the employee was taken through a plastic/trash trommel and out a discharge chute. The employee fell 8-10 feet and was hospitalized with a brain bleed and lacerations to the head that required stitches.