# Injuries to the brain, spinal cord and severe wounds, internal injuries at Arrow Exterminators Customer
> OSHA SIR `2024087903` · 8/26/2024 · ELLIJAY, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Head and trunk
- **Nature of injury:** Injuries to the brain, spinal cord and severe wounds, internal injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level  6 to 30 feet
- **Source:** Roof surface
- **Secondary source:** Ground, travel, and support surfaces  unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Arrow Exterminators Customer
- **Location:** 445 Riveredge Lane, ELLIJAY, GEORGIA, 30540
- **NAICS:** 561710
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was checking a customer's rental cabin for yellow jackets. He opened an upper window and went onto the roof. While on the roof, he slipped and fell approximately 20 feet to the ground below. He sustained a kidney lesion, a concussion, and cracked L1 and L4 vertebrae.

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