Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at American Builders & Contractors Supply Co., Inc., 21320 Dearborn Ave., PORT CHARLOTTE, FLORIDA 33954
on — Fractures, affecting the upper and lower limb(s).
Final narrative
An employee was unloading shingles from the pallet on the boom onto the roof and fell from the roof. The employee sustained a fractured left wrist and ankle.
HospitalizedUpper and lower limb(s)Roofs, unspecified
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