# Fractures at Deck Systems Inc
> OSHA SIR `2023065840` · 6/30/2023 · LAKE MARY, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
- **Source:** Roof surfaces other than roof edge
- **Secondary source:** Protective equipment, except clothing, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Deck Systems Inc
- **Location:** 380 Rinehart Road, LAKE MARY, FLORIDA, 32746
- **NAICS:** 238990
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was going to check on an area of a roof that needed patching when his feet were caught in the safety stanchions on the roof. He tripped and fell on the roof, resulting in three fractured ribs.

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