# Fractures at Asbestos Specialist Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20171111378` · 11/30/2017 · WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet
- **Source:** Roofs, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Asbestos Specialist Inc.
- **Location:** 2920 V St NE, WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, 20018
- **NAICS:** 562910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was walking on a roof to identify areas to work on from drawings when the employee fell 13 feet, 10 inches, through the roof to the ground. The employee broke the left leg and was hospitalized.

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