The accident investigation below was opened on Thursday, November 9th 2017 by OSHA representitives in Holiday, FL after learning of an incident at South East Personnel Leasing, Inc. Loss Control Manager which had occured on Tuesday, November 7th 2017. A 43 year old man working as a Painter was injured on the job when the employee fell from roof and was injured
Accident Date2017-11-07
Accident DegreeHospitalized injury
NarrativeAt 2:00 p.m. on November 7, 2017, an employee was working for a painting company, assigned to perform painting at a residence. The employee was assigned to paint the eve of the residence front porch. Using an 8 foot stepladder, which was resting on the top of the pitched roof, the employee accessed the eve. During work, the employee slipped and fell approximately 20 feet to a concrete patio. The employee was not wearing fall protection. The employee sustained a compound fracture, resulting in hospitalization for treatment.