# Fractures at PATTEN CONSTRUCTION, INC.
> OSHA SIR `20231110575` · 11/16/2023 · PARKVILLE, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet
- **Source:** Existing roof openings, other than skylights
- **Secondary source:** Nonclassifiable
## Employer
- **Name:** PATTEN CONSTRUCTION, INC.
- **Location:** 12 E 1st Street, PARKVILLE, MISSOURI, 64152
- **NAICS:** 238130
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was removing a rooftop curb when they fell approximately 15 feet through an opening in the roof, resulting in a fractured leg that required hospitalization.

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