Florida Roofing and Sheet Metal Works Inc.

An employee was climbing an extension ladder on a garage. He hit his knee and fell onto stone 12 feet below. He suffered two broken thoracic vertebrae, lacerations to the back, a damaged lung, and paralysis of the legs. He was hospitalized and underwent surgery.

An employee was erecting a pre-fabricated structure on the owner's property and was walking across the steel beam side support structure to secure metal trusses with an electric drill with a socket head when he slipped and fell 14 feet to the concrete slab below. The employee sustained a broken hip.

An employee was climbing down a two-section fiberglass ladder when he fell, landing on the ground 12-15 below and suffering head and arm injuries.

An employee was on the roof of a one-story house installing underlayment and metal accessories on a vent. He slipped on the paper backing of the underlayment and fell 11 feet off the roof resulting in a sprained back.

An employee was delivering materials. He was doing his pre-delivery inspection on the roof of the jobsite (a warehouse) when he fell through a plexiglass skylight. He landed on his feet on the concrete floor 14 feet below. The employee sustained fractures to his spine, left ulnar/radius, and right heel. The employee required surgery.

An employee was standing on a multi-purpose ladder installing head flashing over a window. Their feet were approximately 6 feet off the ground and three rungs from the top. The employee lost their grip on the drill they were using and the ladder tipped over. The employee fell from the ladder to the ground, resulting in a fractured left wrist, bruised chest, and lacerations to their face and lip.

An employee fell through a hole in the ceiling and suffered injuries to his side and right arm. When he fell, a piece of concrete fell with him and struck his arm. He was hospitalized.

An employee was laying glue on the corner of a three-story commercial flat roof to apply new thermoplastic polyolefin roofing material. He lost his balance and fell at least 35 feet to the concrete ground below. The employee sustained fractures.

An employee was installing roof tiles. The employee fell about 6 feet and suffered a back injury.

An employee was helping a coworker transport a tall palm tree with a mini skid steer. The employee was severely shocked by a high-voltage electrical wire above the ground.

An employee was retrieving a Christmas tree from a shelf using a ladder. He missed a step and fell to the concrete floor. He sustained injury to his head and wrist.

An employee was inspecting a generator whose radiator was leaking. He slipped, and a fan blade in the generator amputated his thumb and index finger.

An employee was operating an agricultural tractor during sugarcane harvesting. The employee sustained a lumbar sprain due to vibration or motion from the tractor.

An employee was moving a 3-ton condensing unit, strapped down on a dolly, out of a garage. The strap broke, causing the employee to fall backward onto the brick pavered driveway. The employee suffered injury to a spinal ligament in the neck.