# Fractures at Lingo Construction Services, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20161110762` · 11/16/2016 · OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
- **Source:** Roofs, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Lingo Construction Services, Inc.
- **Location:** 621 N. Robinson, OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA, 73102
- **NAICS:** 236220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While installing plywood decking to a rooftop, an employee lost his balance and fell 11 feet 8 inches to the lower level, breaking his spinal cord/back. Fall protection was not worn at the time.

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