# Fractures at Western Specialty Contractors
> OSHA SIR `2020109967` · 10/20/2020 · BLOOMINGTON, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Skull
- **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:** Floor, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Western Specialty Contractors
- **Location:** State Farm Illinois Operation Center, BLOOMINGTON, ILLINOIS, 61709
- **NAICS:** 238990
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On October 20, 2020, at approximately 1:15 PM, an employee was moving a 24-foot long beam with a co-worker. The employee fell backward through an open roof hatch approximately 17 feet to the floor below. The employee was hospitalized for a skull fracture.

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