# Fractures at PAUL HORSCHEL & SON, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2016065378` · 6/16/2016 · TITUSVILLE, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet
- **Source:** Roof edges
## Employer
- **Name:** PAUL HORSCHEL & SON, INC.
- **Location:** 3680 Barna Avenue, TITUSVILLE, FLORIDA, 32780
- **NAICS:** 238160
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was pressure-washing a flat roof with an existing membrane for repairs. The roof had a parapet wall of 25 to 28 inches all around the perimeter. The employee hit the wall and fell over onto the grass below, suffering a broken ankle and requiring surgery. The building was a 2-story condominium.

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