American Builders & Contractors Supply Co., Inc.

Other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feet — Injuries to the brain, spinal cord and severe wounds, internal injuries — KISSIMMEE, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at American Builders & Contractors Supply Co., Inc. in KISSIMMEE, FLORIDA
Employer American Builders & Contractors Supply Co., Inc. Report ID 2024065829
Address 4237 MOUNTAIN LAUREL LANE City, State ZIP KISSIMMEE, FLORIDA 34746
Event Date June 28, 2024 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Injuries to the brain, spinal cord and severe wounds, internal injuries Body Part Head and trunk
Event Type Other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feet Source of Injury Roof surface
Secondary Source Skids, pallets
Industry (NAICS) 236116 Inspection # 1759968
GPS Coordinates 28.24000, -81.44000

Incident Narrative

An employee was accessing a roof and was getting off a ladder to unload shingles that had been placed on the roof with a boom. He slipped and fell from the second-story roof, landing on a wooden pallet on the ground. The employee was hospitalized with fractures to his mandible and elbow, facial abrasions, a concussion, and a collapsed lung.

Incident Summary

On June 28, 2024, a worker at American Builders & Contractors Supply Co., Inc. in KISSIMMEE, FLORIDA suffered injuries to the brain, spinal cord and severe wounds, internal injuries to the head and trunk. 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.

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