# Fractures at J & J Roofing, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2016032276` · 3/15/2016 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Coccygeal region
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall through surface or existing opening, unspecified
- **Source:** Existing roof openings, other than skylights
## Employer
- **Name:** J & J Roofing, Inc.
- **Location:** 13002 Cutten Rd., HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77066
- **NAICS:** 423330
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was laying down insulation over a roof's hatch opening when he stepped on the insulation that marked the opening and fell to the concrete lower level. He was hospitalized with a fractured tailbone.

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