EAGLE ROOFING LLC

Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. — Cuts, lacerations — LE MARS, IOWA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at EAGLE ROOFING LLC in LE MARS, IOWA
Employer EAGLE ROOFING LLC Report ID 2021021321
Address 5 Orchard Street City, State ZIP LE MARS, IOWA 51031
Event Date February 12, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Cuts, lacerations Body Part Eye(s)
Event Type Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. Source of Injury Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Industry (NAICS) 238160 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 42.78000, -96.18000

Incident Narrative

An employee was on a roof assisting with uploading materials and was also giving signals to a forklift operator. Insulation slid on the forklift's forks and struck the employee who then fell off the roof 12 feet to the ground. The employee suffered a back injury and a cut above his left eye.

Incident Summary

On February 12, 2021, a worker at EAGLE ROOFING LLC in LE MARS, IOWA suffered cuts, lacerations to the eye(s). The incident was classified as struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c., with forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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