Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at NATIONS ROOF RESIDENTIAL, LLC, 9014 NW 39th , CORAL SPRINGS, FLORIDA 33065
on — Fractures, affecting the thigh(s).
Final narrative
An employee was spreading roofing cement and fell 20 feet fracturing his femur.
HospitalizedThigh(s)Roofs, unspecified
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