# Fractures at TESSIER'S, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2018032319` · 3/8/2018 · RAPID CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA
## 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:** Existing roof openings, other than skylights
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** TESSIER'S, INC.
- **Location:** 1635 Caregiver Circle, RAPID CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA, 57701
- **NAICS:** 238220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was in the process of installing a metal curb on a roof for placement of HVAC. He was kneeling and reached his hand over a floor hole cover. The floor hole cover gave way and the employee fell 18 feet. The employee suffered skull fractures as well as a broken pelvis and femur.

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