# Fractures at Tectonic Engineering
> OSHA SIR `2016031966` · 3/4/2016 · ELMONT, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Structural elements, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Tectonic Engineering
- **Location:** 2150 Hempstead Turnpike, ELMONT, NEW YORK, 11003
- **NAICS:** 541330
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was inspecting metal stripes in the attic of a dormitory construction. The employee stepped on a soffit and fell through a hole approximately 9 ft. off the ground breaking the tibia and vertebrae.

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