Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Total Comfort Heat and Air Conditioning, Inc., 1870 Mason Ave., DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA 32117
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the pelvic region, unspecified.
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Final narrative
Two employees were changing air filters on top of a roof. They had accessed the roof by way of a scissor lift. As they started to descend down, the scissor lifts' wheel rolled into the dirt and the lift fell over. The employees fell about 20 feet to the ground. One employee was hospitalized with an injury to the pelvic region.
Employees were on the roof to install a generator. The injured employee went into the attic and fell through the attic landing on a table and then falling to the floor. The employee sustained back injuries.
On June 28, 2021, at around 9:00 AM, an employee was coming down a wood stairway while carrying some materials. He slipped and fell down about 6 to 8 treads to the ground below, fracturing his lower left leg.
An employee was getting a tool bag that was on a second-story roof when they fell from the roof to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with injuries to their rib cage and lower back.
An employee was installing a clip on the roof when they slipped and fell approximately 25 feet to the ground below, resulting in a broken hip, broken leg, and bleeding in the brain.
An employee was setting up the worksite for the day. While moving an extension cord, he fell backward off the roof of the two-story building and sustained a broken pelvis.
An employee was going up in a lift to begin trimming trees with a chainsaw. He was approximately 20-25 feet in the air when the latch to the bucket got caught and detached. The bucket then tipped causing the employee to fall to the ground. He sustained fractures to his right elbow, right wrist, and left femur.
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