# Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury at Florida Mytech Roofing, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2019021664` · 2/14/2019 · MIAMI, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thoracic region
- **Nature of injury:** Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Roofs, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Florida Mytech Roofing, Inc.
- **Location:** 13446 SW 68th Terrace, MIAMI, FLORIDA, 33183
- **NAICS:** 238160
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On February 14, 2019, at approximately 3:00 p.m., an employee was stepping off a ladder onto a low slope roof approximately 10 feet in height. He stepped onto a section of rotten plywood covered with asphalt shingles which gave way and he fell to the ground below. The employee injured his upper back and was hospitalized.

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