# Sprains, strains, minor tears at Tuli-Man Construction, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2024076401` · 7/15/2024 · VERO BEACH, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the back  unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Sprains, strains, minor tears
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level  6 to 30 feet
- **Source:** Roof surface
- **Secondary source:** Sheets, panels  wood, plywood, MDF
## Employer
- **Name:** Tuli-Man Construction, Inc.
- **Location:** 381 Island Creek Drive, VERO BEACH, FLORIDA, 32963
- **NAICS:** 238190
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was transitioning from a ladder to gain access to the roof of a structure when he slipped. The employee fell approximately 12.5 feet onto plywood below, resulting in a strained back.

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