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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 20181111815 · 11/16/2018 · Hiebert Bros Construction, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Leg(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Fall through surface or existing opening 26 to 30 feet
Source
Roofs, unspecified
Secondary source
Floor, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Hiebert Bros Construction, LLC
Location
18770 North County Rd. 225, GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA, 32609
NAICS
238990
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was installing girt on the metal roof (30 degrees) of a newly built greenhouse from a scissor lift. He got off the scissor lift to nail down the top of the girt, then fell 26 feet through the roof to the ground, breaking his left leg and injuring his neck. He was hospitalized. Fall protection was not being worn at the time of the incident.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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