# Injuries to the brain, spinal cord and severe wounds, internal injuries at Absolute Roofseal, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2024109705` · 10/18/2024 · FORT WORTH, TEXAS
## 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  more than 30 feet
- **Source:** Roof surface
- **Secondary source:** Ground, travel, and support surfaces  unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Absolute Roofseal, LLC
- **Location:** 5900 Tension Drive, FORT WORTH, TEXAS, 76112
- **NAICS:** 238160
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On October 18, 2024, an employee was on a flat commercial roof, preparing the roof for the application of sealer. He was using a chalk line to mark a six-foot boundary from the roof edge. He fell approximately 40 feet from the roof edge to the ground, sustaining head trauma, a punctured lung, and a fractured wrist.

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