# Fractures at William F. Lynch Co., Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2020021501` · 2/14/2020 · TAUNTON, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slipping
- **Source:** Roof surfaces other than roof edge
- **Secondary source:** Ice, sleet, snow
## Employer
- **Name:** William F. Lynch Co., Inc.
- **Location:** 177 Robert Treat Paine Drive, TAUNTON, MASSACHUSETTS, 02780
- **NAICS:** 238220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee slipped on an icy patch on a rubber membrane roof, fell to the roof surface, and suffered two broken back vertebrae.

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