# Fractures at DELMARVA ROOFING & COATING, INC
> OSHA SIR `2021021535` · 2/20/2021 · MILLSBORO, DELAWARE
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Pelvis
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
- **Source:** Roof edges
- **Secondary source:** Ground, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** DELMARVA ROOFING & COATING, INC
- **Location:** Denny's Electric Supply, MILLSBORO, DELAWARE, 19966
- **NAICS:** 238160
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working on a roof while installing a membrane roofing system over an existing metal roof. The employee was pulling a generator cord out of the way when he fell off the roof edge approximately 20 feet into muddy ground, resulting in a fractured pelvis and right lung contusion.

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