# Fractures at Sterling Roof Systems, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20241211252` · 12/5/2024 · DALLAS, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip joint(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:** Sterling Roof Systems, Inc.
- **Location:** 3605 E. Kiest Blvd,, DALLAS, TEXAS, 75203
- **NAICS:** 238160
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working on a roof repair when the metal decking underneath the concrete roof deck gave way and they fell 12 feet through the roof to the ground below. The employee sustained a fractured right hip.

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