Exterior Specialties, Inc.
Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet — Cuts, lacerations — 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
OSHA has recorded 1,098 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet injuries.
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