# Fractures at United Roofing & Sheet Metal, Inc
> OSHA SIR `2018077103` · 7/14/2018 · SPRING VALLEY, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet
- **Source:** Roof edges
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** United Roofing & Sheet Metal, Inc
- **Location:** 80 Brick Church Rd, SPRING VALLEY, NEW YORK, 10977
- **NAICS:** 238160
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cutting insulation on a roof edge when the employee fell approximately 25 feet off the roof, landing on pavement. The employee injured the left hand and foot and sustained two spinal fractures.

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