# Fractures at Eldridge Roofing & Restoration Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2023032259` · 3/13/2023 · SPRING, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet
- **Source:** Roofs, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Confined spaces, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Eldridge Roofing & Restoration Inc.
- **Location:** 5907 Spring Cypress Road, SPRING, TEXAS, 77379
- **NAICS:** 238160
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was standing on a roof panel spraying water on the roof to wash pollen off. The employee fell through the roof and landed on a barbeque pit approximately 12 feet below. The employee sustained two fractures in their back.

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