# Fractures at MEP Mechanical Services, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2018088600` · 8/21/2018 · ATLANTA, GEORGIA
## 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:** Skylights
- **Secondary source:** Floor, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** MEP Mechanical Services, LLC
- **Location:** 2260 Marietta Blvd., ATLANTA, GEORGIA, 30318
- **NAICS:** 238220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While carrying HVAC equipment on a roof, an employee walked over a foam board covering and fell approximately 18 feet through the rough opening of the skylight to a lower level floor. The employee broke both ankles and suffered a fractured vertebra.

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