Unified Building Sciences
Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet — Multiple traumatic injuries and disorders, n.e.c. — COTTONDALE, FLORIDA
| Employer | Unified Building Sciences | Report ID | 20181010967 |
| Address | 3466 Peanut Rd | City, State ZIP | COTTONDALE, FLORIDA 32431 |
| Event Date | October 24, 2018 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Multiple traumatic injuries and disorders, n.e.c. | Body Part | Head and trunk |
| Event Type | Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet | Source of Injury | Skylights |
| Secondary Source | Floor, n.e.c. | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 541310 | Inspection # | 1357526 |
| GPS Coordinates | 30.81000, -85.39000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was inspecting a low sloped roof that was damaged in a hurricane when he fell 15 feet through a skylight to a concrete floor. He sustained a broken left hip, broken tailbone, three broken ribs, a torn spleen, a left orbital eye fracture, and bleeding on the brain. He was hospitalized.
Incident Summary
On October 24, 2018, a worker at Unified Building Sciences in COTTONDALE, FLORIDA suffered multiple traumatic injuries and disorders, n.e.c. to the head and trunk. The incident was classified as fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet, with skylights identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 237 severe injury reports involving "Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet injuries.
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