Brian Bernard's Flooring America, Inc.
Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet - Fractures - TALLAHASSEE, Florida
| Employer | Brian Bernard's Flooring America, Inc. |
| Address | 2731 Capital Cir NE |
| City, State ZIP | TALLAHASSEE, Florida 32308 |
| Report ID | 2017065170 |
| Event Date | June 7, 2017 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures |
| Body Part | Head and trunk |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
| Source of Injury | Roofs, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 442210 |
| Inspection # | 1239214 |
| GPS Coordinates | 30.48899, -84.23992 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee was standing on a pallet set on top of a forklift, which was then raised to reach the store's roof (10 feet above the ground), in an attempt to mitigate water leaking on the store's computers. The employee fell 10 feet off the roof to the ground, hitting the pallet on the forklift on the way down. He fractured an eye socket, his nose, and three ribs, requiring hospitalization.
Incident Summary
On June 7, 2017, a worker at Brian Bernard's Flooring America, Inc. in TALLAHASSEE, Florida suffered fractures to the head and trunk. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet, with roofs, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 1,714 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet injuries.
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