WHITEFISH BAY, WISCONSIN—
Aquarius Best Construction Inc.
Other fall to lower level more than 30 feet · Fractures
Final narrative
An employee was laying glue on the corner of a three-story commercial flat roof to apply new thermoplastic polyolefin roofing material. He lost his balance and fell at least 35 feet to the concrete ground below. The employee sustained fractures.
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