Fall through surface or existing opening, unspecified · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Total Comfort Heat and Air Conditioning, Inc., 15 Jasmine Drive, PALM COAST, FLORIDA 32135
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified.
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Final narrative
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.
HospitalizedBack, including spine, spinal cord, unspecifiedCeilings
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