NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA—
All-Ways Roofing LLC
Other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feet · Injuries to the brain, spinal cord and severe wounds, internal injuries
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Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at All-Ways Roofing LLC, 610 Frenchmen Street, NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA 70117 on — Injuries to the brain, spinal cord and severe wounds, internal injuries, affecting the Multiple body parts n.e.c..
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Final narrative
An employee was finishing a roofing job on a two-story building when he fell off the roof and landed on a fence. The employee sustained broken ribs, a broken wrist, and head injuries.
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