TIP TOP ROOFERS, INC.

Other fall to lower level, unspecified - Fractures - GAINESVILLE, Georgia

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at TIP TOP ROOFERS, INC. in GAINESVILLE, Georgia
Employer TIP TOP ROOFERS, INC.
Address 6945 Keith Bridge Rd.
City, State ZIP GAINESVILLE, Georgia 30506
Report ID 20191010410
Event Date October 4, 2019
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Other fall to lower level, unspecified
Source of Injury Roofs, unspecified
Secondary Source Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 238160
GPS Coordinates 34.28100, -83.89693

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Incident Narrative

An employee was blowing debris off a roof with a backpack leaf blower when the employee fell off the roof to the ground, sustaining fractures to the hips and arm.

Incident Summary

On October 4, 2019, a worker at TIP TOP ROOFERS, INC. in GAINESVILLE, Georgia suffered fractures to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with roofs, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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