# Bruises, contusions at Chopa Contracting Services LLC
> OSHA SIR `2022021309` · 2/10/2022 · WATERTOWN, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Bruises, contusions
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet
- **Source:** Existing roof openings, other than skylights
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Chopa Contracting Services LLC
- **Location:** 100 Talcott Ave., WATERTOWN, MASSACHUSETTS, 02472
- **NAICS:** 238160
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee had been installing roof materials when they fell 14 feet through a hole in the roof and landed on a lower level. The employee sustained back contusions.

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