# Bruises, contusions at LATITE ROOFING AND SHEET METAL, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2020021813` · 2/24/2020 · HIALEAH, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Bruises, contusions
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Roofs, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Roofs, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** LATITE ROOFING AND SHEET METAL, LLC
- **Location:** 11240 W. 35th Court, HIALEAH, FLORIDA, 33016
- **NAICS:** 238160
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a squeegee to apply roofing paper on a commercial roof. The employee fell 7 feet onto a lower roof adjacent to the building and suffered bruised vertebrae.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*