# Fractures at JLN Contracting Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2023109179` · 10/5/2023 · OAKDALE, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
- **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:** JLN Contracting Inc.
- **Location:** 78 Bayview Avenue, OAKDALE, NEW YORK, 11769
- **NAICS:** 238130
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was on a roof when they fell approximately 20 feet to the ground below. The employee sustained a fractured vertebra of the spine that required surgery.

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