# Fractures at Florida Roofmasters, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2017087968` · 8/18/2017 · PALATKA, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slipping
- **Source:** Roofs, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Roofing paper, roofing felt
## Employer
- **Name:** Florida Roofmasters, Inc.
- **Location:** 101 Briane Lane, PALATKA, FLORIDA, 32177
- **NAICS:** 238160
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was on the roof to see what was needed to be completed that morning when he stepped on a piece of felt paper, slipped, and fell on the roof, breaking his ribs and requiring hospitalization.

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