# Fractures at TROPICAL CLEAN, INC
> OSHA SIR `20221110245` · 11/21/2022 · TAMUNING, GUAM
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
- **Source:** Building, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Lifelines, lanyards, safety belts, harnesses
## Employer
- **Name:** TROPICAL CLEAN, INC
- **Location:** Hilton Guam Resort and Spa, TAMUNING, GUAM, 96913
- **NAICS:** 561790
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was applying an anti-mold substance to the exterior of a 20-foot building when they slid off the end of the rigging rope and fell to a lower roof. The employee sustained a broken back.

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