# Fractures at CROWTHER ROOFING AND SHEET METAL OF FLORIDA, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2020077031` · 7/25/2020 · LAKEWOOD RANCH, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet
- **Source:** Existing roof openings, other than skylights
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** CROWTHER ROOFING AND SHEET METAL OF FLORIDA, INC.
- **Location:** Waterside Place, LAKEWOOD RANCH, FLORIDA, 34202
- **NAICS:** 238160
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was performing cleaning procedures prior to roofing installation on a three-story building. The employee removed a piece of plywood and then fell through a hatch, about 15 to 16 feet to the ground. He sustained a head laceration and left tibia fracture.

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