# Injuries to the brain, spinal cord and severe wounds, internal injuries at Leyendecker Construction, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2025032188` · 3/7/2025 · LAREDO, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts  unspecified
- **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:** Leyendecker Construction, Inc.
- **Location:** 3618 S Ejido Avenue, LAREDO, TEXAS, 78043
- **NAICS:** 236220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was welding a roof joist and fell approximately 26.5 feet to the ground below, suffering severe head trauma and broken bones.

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