# Fractures at TEC Environmental, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2016088088` · 8/29/2016 · PLANO, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet
- **Source:** Existing floor opening
## Employer
- **Name:** TEC Environmental, Inc.
- **Location:** 900 East 15th Street, PLANO, TEXAS, 75074
- **NAICS:** 561210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working in a crawl space above the ceiling cleaning out debris during roof repairs. The employee fell 18 feet through a hatch door to the concrete ground below breaking both ankles and sustaining a head laceration.

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