# Fractures at New Waverly Ventures
> OSHA SIR `20241211793` · 12/20/2024 · HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the neck
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment  6 to 30 feet
- **Source:** Skylights or other existing roof openings
- **Secondary source:** Ground, travel, and support surfaces  unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** New Waverly Ventures
- **Location:** 146 FM 2793, HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS, 77340
- **NAICS:** 561730
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was caulking leaky spots on the flat roof of the welding building when he fell through the skylight 16 feet to the ground. The employee fell on his back and sustained neck fractures that required surgery.

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