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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2022043112 · 4/8/2022 · Whitton Roofing Company

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Wrist(s)
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level, unspecified
Source
Roofs, unspecified
Secondary source
Hoses

Employer

Name
Whitton Roofing Company
Location
3422 NW 27th Place, GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA, 32605
NAICS
238160
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was on the roof attempting to untangle an air hose. After untangling the hose, he began to walk back up the roof, but his foot was caught in the hose causing the employee to lose his footing and fall from the roof to the ground below, resulting in a left wrist fracture.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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