# Fractures at A & M Sheetmetal & Roofing, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2016054254` · 5/16/2016 · EAST PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet
- **Source:** Roof surfaces other than roof edge
## Employer
- **Name:** A & M Sheetmetal & Roofing, Inc.
- **Location:** 1 Noyes Avenue, EAST PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND, 02914
- **NAICS:** 238160
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee fell through a rotted section of a commercial flat roof while stripping material from the center of the structure. The employee fell approximately 16 feet to the floor, breaking bones in the right arm and elbow, cracking the tailbone, and fracturing the pelvis.

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