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Roberts Funeral Homes

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Fractures — OCALA, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Roberts Funeral Homes in OCALA, FLORIDA
Employer Roberts Funeral Homes Report ID 2016087511
Address 2739 SE Maricamp Rd., Roberts Bruce Chapel East City, State ZIP OCALA, FLORIDA 34474
Event Date August 11, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Pelvis
Event Type Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet Source of Injury Roof edges
Industry (NAICS) 812210 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 29.15000, -82.19000

Incident Narrative

An employee was cleaning the debris off of a pitched roof when he fell from the eave onto the lower flat roof (fell about 5 feet), breaking his pelvis and requiring hospitalization.

Incident Summary

On August 11, 2016, a worker at Roberts Funeral Homes in OCALA, FLORIDA suffered fractures to the pelvis. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with roof edges identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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