# Fractures at MVP Painting
> OSHA SIR `2023109369` · 10/10/2023 · SAINT JOSEPH, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall through surface or existing opening, unspecified
- **Source:** Existing roof openings, other than skylights
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** MVP Painting
- **Location:** Hwy 169 & Commons Dr, SAINT JOSEPH, MISSOURI, 64503
- **NAICS:** 238320
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was painting a side wall on a roof. The employee stepped back and fell through a hole that had been cut in the roof. They landed on the ground and sustained a broken back requiring hospitalization.

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