Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Understory Solutions, LLC, 3430 U.S. 78, SNELLVILLE, GEORGIA 30078
on — Fractures , affecting the Head and extremities.
Final narrative
An employee was on a roof at a client site and fell through a skylight onto the metal car lift below the skylight. The employee suffered a fractured left leg, a left orbital fracture, and lacerations on the forehead and chin requiring stitches.
Hospitalized Head and extremities Skylights or other existing roof openings
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