# Fractures at G&W Roofing & Sheetmetal, Inc
> OSHA SIR `20181111332` · 11/2/2018 · NEW SMYRNA BEACH, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Arm(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Roof edges
- **Secondary source:** Ground, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** G&W Roofing & Sheetmetal, Inc
- **Location:** 370 Otter Blvd., NEW SMYRNA BEACH, FLORIDA, 32168
- **NAICS:** 238160
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was adjusting his lanyard to get more slack so he could move to a different part of the roof he was working on. He slipped and fell 8 feet from the leading edge of the roof to the ground, breaking his arm. He was hospitalized.

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