PETERSENDEAN ROOFING AND SOLAR SYSTEMS, INC.

Other fall to lower level, unspecified - Fractures - PALM CITY, Florida

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at PETERSENDEAN ROOFING AND SOLAR SYSTEMS, INC. in PALM CITY, Florida
Employer PETERSENDEAN ROOFING AND SOLAR SYSTEMS, INC.
Address 5227 SW Longspur Ln
City, State ZIP PALM CITY, Florida 34990
Report ID 2015085956
Event Date August 20, 2015
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
Event Type Other fall to lower level, unspecified
Source of Injury Roof edges
Industry (NAICS) 238160
GPS Coordinates 27.14042, -80.27998

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Incident Narrative

An employee stepped from a ladder to the roof, slipped, and fell to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with fractured vertebrae.

Incident Summary

On August 20, 2015, a worker at PETERSENDEAN ROOFING AND SOLAR SYSTEMS, INC. in PALM CITY, Florida suffered fractures to the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with roof edges identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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