# Fractures at United Clearing Services
> OSHA SIR `2024109342` · 10/7/2024 · DALLAS, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Wrist(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment  6 to 30 feet
- **Source:** Roof surface
- **Secondary source:** Ground, travel, and support surfaces  unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** United Clearing Services
- **Location:** 13005 Greenville Ave, DALLAS, TEXAS, 75243
- **NAICS:** 238910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was clearing tree debris off a sheet metal roof when they fell through a roof panel approximately 15-20 feet to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured wrist and lacerations, and they required surgery.

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