# Fractures at Progressive Roofing
> OSHA SIR `2019032842` · 3/18/2019 · TYLER, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lumbar region
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
- **Source:** Roofs, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Floor, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Progressive Roofing
- **Location:** 316 N. Palace Ave, TYLER, TEXAS, 75702
- **NAICS:** 238160
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee fell through a weak area on a roof, landing on top of a rack about 6 feet below and then falling another 12 feet to the ground level. The employee suffered a broken lower-back vertebra.

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