# Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury at Paul W. Essig Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2020065150` · 6/3/2020 · READING, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Head and neck
- **Nature of injury:** Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet
- **Source:** Roofs, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Paul W. Essig Inc.
- **Location:** 448 Snyder Road, READING, PENNSYLVANIA, 19605
- **NAICS:** 238220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was inspecting the paint job on a roof when he fell through a plastic sunroof sheet to the ground about 12 feet below. He suffered neck and head injuries.

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