WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA—
ABC Supply Co., Inc.
Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c. · Cuts, lacerations
Final narrative
An employee was on a roof, offloading shingles and accessories from a conveyor. As he turned from the conveyor to the material stack, his wrist came in contact with a roof vent on the top of a shingle stack. He suffered a laceration to a ligament in the wrist.
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