# Fractures at Gemma Roofing
> OSHA SIR `2024032172` · 3/10/2024 · ATHENS, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Part of body  unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level  6 to 30 feet
- **Source:** Roof surface
- **Secondary source:** Other constructed surface
## Employer
- **Name:** Gemma Roofing
- **Location:** 1199 Prince Avenue, ATHENS, GEORGIA, 30606
- **NAICS:** 238160
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A crew was tearing off a section of roof over a concrete deck. An employee fell 25-30 feet off the roof edge that had a permanent railing for safety provided by the hospital. The employee suffered fractures and multiple injuries. The employee was hospitalized.

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