# Fractures at Erikson Steel LLC
> OSHA SIR `20221210930` · 12/16/2022 · ALVA, OKLAHOMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
- **Source:** Roof edges
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Erikson Steel LLC
- **Location:** Alva Regional Airport, ALVA, OKLAHOMA, 73717
- **NAICS:** 238120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was installing metal roof panels when the wind caused the employee to lose their balance and step backward. The employee fell 16 feet from the roof to the ground, sustaining a hip fracture.

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