# Fractures at Harrison Roofing Company, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20181111410` · 11/5/2018 · SAN ANGELO, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall from collapsing structure or equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Scaffolds-self-supporting staging
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Harrison Roofing Company, Inc.
- **Location:** 3303 Sherwood Way, SAN ANGELO, TEXAS, 76901
- **NAICS:** 238160
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A roofer was on a one-tier rolling scaffold, applying lateral pressure to metal roof sheeting. The scaffold fell over and the employee struck the pavement, suffering a bruised right elbow and a fractured vertebra and needing stitches to the head.

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