# Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury at VALA ROOF LLC
> OSHA SIR `20181112241` · 11/29/2018 · DORAL, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Head and trunk
- **Nature of injury:** Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet
- **Source:** Roof surfaces other than roof edge
- **Secondary source:** Ground, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** VALA ROOF LLC
- **Location:** 9891 NW 43rd Terrace, DORAL, FLORIDA, 33178
- **NAICS:** 238160
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee stepped on a piece of plywood over a screened porch and fell 17 feet backwards to the ground. The employee sustained head and back injuries.

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