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Herniated discs

1 hospitalization · 2015097245 · 9/30/2015 · A+ ROOFING CONTRACTORS CORP.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
Nature of injury
Herniated discs

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level 26 to 30 feet
Source
Roofs, unspecified

Employer

Name
A+ ROOFING CONTRACTORS CORP.
Location
10620 NW 88TH ST, DORAL, FLORIDA, 33178
NAICS
238160
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee wearing a harness and lanyard was accessing the third-story roof. He stepped from the ladder to go to his tie-off anchor point, but slipped in the process. He fell approximately 30 feet to the second story and then to the ground and was hospitalized with a compressed disc.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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