# Fractures at BBL CONSTRUCTION
> OSHA SIR `2018065753` · 6/12/2018 · WHITEWATER, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
- **Source:** Roof edges
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** BBL CONSTRUCTION
- **Location:** Farm near 2444 Highway U, WHITEWATER, MISSOURI, 63785
- **NAICS:** 236220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was installing a metal roof on a building, lost footing, and fell to the deck. The employee slid approximately 16 ft on 4/12 pitch roof. The employee then fell off the roof edge 13 feet to ground. The employee sustained a fractured L2 vertebra and a fractured wrist.

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