# Fractures at Carey's Mechanical
> OSHA SIR `2024010710` · 1/23/2024 · WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slip or trip
- **Source:** Roof surface
- **Secondary source:** Ice, sleet, snow, hail
## Employer
- **Name:** Carey's Mechanical
- **Location:** 610 Park Rd, WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, 20010
- **NAICS:** 238220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was on a roof laying out the locations for installation of roof drains when they slipped on snow and ice and fell on the roof surface. The employee suffered a leg fracture just above the ankle.

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