# Fractures at Mid Coast Roofing, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2018032605` · 3/15/2018 · ELLENTON, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Arm(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Roofs, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Ceramic or stone tiles-drain, roof, multipurpose
## Employer
- **Name:** Mid Coast Roofing, Inc.
- **Location:** 2426 63rd Terrace E., ELLENTON, FLORIDA, 34222
- **NAICS:** 238160
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was on a roof walking toward a ladder to get down when he stepped on a tile that broke off. He then lost his balance and fell 8 to 10 feet off the roof to the ground, breaking his arm.

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