Other fall to lower level more than 30 feet · Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Simonson Construction Services, 460 Lake Rd, MEDINA, OHIO 44256
on — Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries, affecting the Trunk and other lower extremities.
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Final narrative
An employee was installing a roof on a steel building when they tripped and fell 46 feet off the roof to the ground floor. The employee sustained broken legs and internal injuries. The employee was not tied off at the time.
Hospitalized Trunk and other lower extremities Roofs unspecified
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