LATITE ROOFING AND SHEET METAL, LLC

Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet — Bruises, contusions — HIALEAH, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at LATITE ROOFING AND SHEET METAL, LLC in HIALEAH, FLORIDA
Employer LATITE ROOFING AND SHEET METAL, LLC Report ID 2020021813
Address 11240 W. 35th Court City, State ZIP HIALEAH, FLORIDA 33016
Event Date February 24, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Bruises, contusions Body Part Nonclassifiable
Event Type Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet Source of Injury Roofs, unspecified
Secondary Source Roofs, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 238160 Inspection # 1468776
GPS Coordinates 25.92000, -80.35000

Incident Narrative

An employee was using a squeegee to apply roofing paper on a commercial roof. The employee fell 7 feet onto a lower roof adjacent to the building and suffered bruised vertebrae.

Incident Summary

On February 24, 2020, a worker at LATITE ROOFING AND SHEET METAL, LLC in HIALEAH, FLORIDA suffered bruises, contusions to the nonclassifiable. 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

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