Flores Roofing
Other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feet — Fractures — BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA
| Employer | Flores Roofing | Report ID | 2024032460 |
| Address | 4663 Joor Road | City, State ZIP | BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA 70801 |
| Event Date | March 19, 2024 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Upper and lower extremities n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feet | Source of Injury | Roof surface |
| Secondary Source | Ground, travel, and support surfaces unspecified | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 238160 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 30.49000, -91.09000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was installing the anchor point of a rope grab system when they fell 30 feet off a roof onto the ground, resulting in back injuries and fractures of the arm and foot.
Incident Summary
On March 19, 2024, a worker at Flores Roofing in BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA suffered fractures to the upper and lower extremities n.e.c.. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feet, with roof surface identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 590 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feet injuries.
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