Fractures

Name: Fractures at Pennsylvania Roofing Systems, Inc.
Start: 11/6/2023

1 hospitalization · 20231110246 · 11/6/2023 · Pennsylvania Roofing Systems, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Lower leg(s)
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
Source: Roofs, unspecified
Secondary source: Scrap, waste, debris, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Pennsylvania Roofing Systems, Inc.
Location: 611 Highland Avenue, GROVE CITY, PENNSYLVANIA, 16127
NAICS: 238160
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was tearing the rubber membrane off a roof. A piece of the rubber membrane got stuck. The employee was pulling on the stuck piece when it let loose, causing them to stumble backward and fall roughly 11 feet to the ground below. The employee sustained multiple fractures to their left tibia.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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