# Sprains at G & W Roofing & Sheetmetal, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2021065001` · 6/18/2021 · EDGEWATER, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Sprains
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall through surface or existing opening, unspecified
- **Source:** Roofs, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Nonclassifiable
## Employer
- **Name:** G & W Roofing & Sheetmetal, Inc.
- **Location:** 129 W Marion Ave., EDGEWATER, FLORIDA, 32132
- **NAICS:** 238160
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On June 18, 2021, a roofer was tearing a roof off. As he was walking in an area of the roof containing the original shingles, his foot went through the rotted wood under the shingles. He suffered a twisted ankle and was hospitalized.

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