Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Warren Roofing & Insulating Co. Inc, 2628 Pearl Rd., MEDINA, OHIO 44256
on — Fractures, affecting the pelvis.
Final narrative
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.
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