SAINT AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA—
Labor Finders
Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Labor Finders, 34 Hawaiian Blvd, SAINT AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA 32084 on — Fractures, affecting the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified.
Final narrative
Employee was carrying tar paper on the roof when he slipped on the roof's wet surface and fell from a two-story house, fracturing his lower back.
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HOUSTON, TEXAS—
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In the back of the warehouse, two temporary employees were unloading a truck that was full of bags. The bags tipped over and fell onto one of the employees and fractured his legs. The employee required surgery.
SAINT AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA—
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A temporary employee was on the second rung of a ladder installing a window on the third floor of a residence. The suction cups on the window failed causing him to fall approximately 10 feet. He fell through the scaffolding on the second floor and then rolled down the stairwell to the first floor. The employee sustained fractured discs and a fractured hip.
GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA—
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A temporary employee was flagging traffic on a road construction site at night. A car struck the employee, who suffered a broken right arm.
HOUSTON, TEXAS—
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An employee was struck and injured by a forklift. The employee was hospitalized.
OCALA, FLORIDA—
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At about 2:30 p.m. on June 15, 2020, a temporary employee was drilling holes in the outside wall of a house (to install shutters) when he became lightheaded due to heat exhaustion and dehydration. He was hospitalized.
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