# Fractures at Weir Oil and Gas
> OSHA SIR `2016054654` · 5/26/2016 · SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA
## 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:** Roof surfaces other than roof edge
## Employer
- **Name:** Weir Oil and Gas
- **Location:** 2403 Grimmett Drive, SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA, 71107
- **NAICS:** 213112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee climbed a ladder to assess the next level of a metal roof. He stepped on a shingle and fell 8 feet through the roof to the ground, breaking his right index finger, left middle finger, right hip, and back.

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