# Bruises, contusions at Kerkan Roofing, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2024053818` · 5/2/2024 · LOCKLAND, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts  n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Bruises, contusions
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level  6 to 30 feet
- **Source:** Roof surface
- **Secondary source:** Existing opening, hole in constructed surface
## Employer
- **Name:** Kerkan Roofing, Inc.
- **Location:** 249 W Forrer Street, LOCKLAND, OHIO, 45215
- **NAICS:** 238160
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was moving a pallet on a roof when they fell through an opening in the roof approximately 14 feet and 9 inches to the room below. They sustained bruising/abrasions to the head, legs, back, and hips.

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