# Fractures at Labor Ready
> OSHA SIR `2015129412` · 12/11/2015 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet
- **Source:** Roof surfaces other than roof edge
## Employer
- **Name:** Labor Ready
- **Location:** 905 W 16Th, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77008
- **NAICS:** 561320
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On December 11, 2015 at approximately 11:00 AM, a staffing worker was asked by the host company to get on the roof to help take off fiberglass panels. The employee stepped on a weak spot and fell through twelve feet breaking his right femur and sustaining other injuries to his spine and ribs.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*