# Fractures at AMERICAN TINNING & GALVANIZING COMPANY
> OSHA SIR `20181011127` · 10/29/2018 · EASTLAKE, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Head and trunk
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall through surface or existing opening less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Existing roof openings, other than skylights
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** AMERICAN TINNING & GALVANIZING COMPANY
- **Location:** 34199 Curtis Blvd., EASTLAKE, OHIO, 44095
- **NAICS:** 332813
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was installing a new ventilation system on the roof of a business and fell four feet through an opening about 24-34 inches between the catwalk and the various water system pipes. The employee suffered two fractured ribs, a laceration of the left ear, contusions and a skull fracture.

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