# Fractures at Samson Roofing LLC
> OSHA SIR `2019044345` · 4/30/2019 · CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall or jump curtailed by personal fall arrest system
- **Source:** Existing roof openings, other than skylights
## Employer
- **Name:** Samson Roofing LLC
- **Location:** 4104 South Staples, CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, 78411
- **NAICS:** 238160
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was removing roofing material from a retail store front canopy. The employee was walking on plywood that had been placed over the support braces. The employee stepped into an area that did not have plywood and fell to the ground. His fall was partially arrested by his safety harness. The employee suffered fractures to the face, nose and right arm.

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