SPRINGER-PETERSON ROOFING & SHEET METAL, INC.

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet - Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified - SEMINOLE, Florida

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at SPRINGER-PETERSON ROOFING & SHEET METAL, INC. in SEMINOLE, Florida
Employer SPRINGER-PETERSON ROOFING & SHEET METAL, INC.
Address 12100 Park Ave.
City, State ZIP SEMINOLE, Florida 33772
Report ID 2015020484
Event Date February 17, 2015
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified
Body Part Nonclassifiable
Event Type Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
Source of Injury Ladders, unspecified
Secondary Source Co-worker or work associate of injured or ill worker, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 238160
GPS Coordinates 28.66364, -81.31958

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Incident Narrative

The injured employee was descending from the roof using a ladder. A second employee started to descend the same ladder. The second employee hit the injured employee on the head and knocked him off the ladder. The injured employee fell about 6 feet to the ground.

Incident Summary

On February 17, 2015, a worker at SPRINGER-PETERSON ROOFING & SHEET METAL, INC. in SEMINOLE, Florida suffered traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified to the nonclassifiable. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with ladders, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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