# Fractures at Texas Steel Erectors
> OSHA SIR `2023010812` · 1/26/2023 · LAREDO, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level more than 30 feet
- **Source:** Aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Texas Steel Erectors
- **Location:** 116 Khaleidi Drive, Building-E, LAREDO, TEXAS, 78045
- **NAICS:** 238120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a scissor lift to access a commercial building rooftop under construction. As he attempted to step on the roof edge, he fell approximately 40 feet to the ground, landing on both legs. The employee sustained fractures to both legs, which required surgery and hospitalization.

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