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Latite Roofing and Sheet Metal, LLC

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Latite Roofing and Sheet Metal, LLC in SOUTHWEST RANCHES, FLORIDA
Employer Latite Roofing and Sheet Metal, LLC Report ID 2018066164
Address 14601 Marvin Lane City, State ZIP SOUTHWEST RANCHES, FLORIDA 33330
Event Date June 21, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Wrist(s)
Event Type Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet Source of Injury Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified
Secondary Source Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 238160 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 26.04000, -80.34000

Incident Narrative

An employee was climbing off a work truck's ladder. He fell about 3 feet to the ground, breaking his right wrist.

Incident Summary

On June 21, 2018, a worker at Latite Roofing and Sheet Metal, LLC in SOUTHWEST RANCHES, FLORIDA suffered fractures to the wrist(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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