# Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. at Fidus Roofing and Construction, LLC
> OSHA SIR `20181112242` · 11/29/2018 · SAINT AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple trunk locations
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
- **Source:** Roofs, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Lifelines, lanyards, safety belts, harnesses
## Employer
- **Name:** Fidus Roofing and Construction, LLC
- **Location:** 6953 Cypress Spring Ct, SAINT AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA, 32086
- **NAICS:** 238160
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to anchor down on the top ridge of a new two-story house (7:12 pitch) when his feet became tangled on the tie-off rope, causing him to lose his balance and eventually fall about 20 feet to the ground. He was hospitalized with three broken ribs, a collapsed lung, and a fractured pelvis.

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