Exterior Specialties, Inc.

Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet — Cuts, lacerations — TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Exterior Specialties, Inc. in TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA
Employer Exterior Specialties, Inc. Report ID 2016087105
Address 5455 Buck Lake Rd City, State ZIP TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA 32317
Event Date August 2, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Cuts, lacerations Body Part Multiple head locations
Event Type Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet Source of Injury Roofs, unspecified
Secondary Source Liquids, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 238170 Inspection # 1169539
GPS Coordinates 30.46000, -84.18000

Incident Narrative

On or about August 2, 2016, at approximately 3:30 p.m., an employee was helping to install roofing underlayment when he stepped on wet membrane material and slid off the roof, falling more than 12 feet to the ground below and lacerating his head and tongue.

Incident Summary

On August 2, 2016, a worker at Exterior Specialties, Inc. in TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA suffered cuts, lacerations to the multiple head locations. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet, with roofs, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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