# Fractures at The Roofer Direct, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2023087488` · 8/16/2023 · LUBBOCK, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
- **Source:** Roofs, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** The Roofer Direct, LLC
- **Location:** Republic Building Erskine st, LUBBOCK, TEXAS, 79415
- **NAICS:** 238160
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was on a roof installing asphalt shingles on a two-story building. He slid about 12 feet on the sloped roof before falling about 20 feet to the ground. He sustained a broken right hip that required surgery.

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