# Fractures at CHS Carpentry Inc
> OSHA SIR `2022021581` · 2/18/2022 · VERO BEACH, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Roof trusses, joists
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** CHS Carpentry Inc
- **Location:** 5979 Sequoia Circle, VERO BEACH, FLORIDA, 32967
- **NAICS:** 238130
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a nail gun to brace trusses in a one-story residential roof under construction. A truss collapsed and the employee fell from the truss to the ground 10 feet below and suffered a broken right femur.

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