# Fractures at Tradesmen International
> OSHA SIR `2016098312` · 9/2/2016 · LEWISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple trunk locations
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 26 to 30 feet
- **Source:** Roofs, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Liquids, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Tradesmen International
- **Location:** Bucknell University, LEWISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, 17837
- **NAICS:** 561320
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An temporary employee was working on a roofing job, slipped on the wet metal roof, and fell 26 feet to the ground.  The employee suffered a broken hip and fractured vertebrae (L1 and L2) and was hospitalized.

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