# Fractures at Ness Construction, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2021010778` · 1/28/2021 · MIAMI, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Wrist(s) and arm(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Roof edges
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Ness Construction, Inc.
- **Location:** 15064 SW 144th Place, MIAMI, FLORIDA, 33186
- **NAICS:** 238160
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was spreading out a tarp on the roof of a residential structure when they fell from the edge of the roof approximately 8 feet, 11 inches to the ground below, resulting in a broken arm and wrists and a back injury.

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