Peak Roofing, Inc.

Other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feet — Fractures — HOUSTON, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Peak Roofing, Inc. in HOUSTON, TEXAS
Employer Peak Roofing, Inc. Report ID 2025010268
Address 9825 Stella Link Road, Emery Weiner School City, State ZIP HOUSTON, TEXAS 77025
Event Date January 8, 2025 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the back unspecified
Event Type Other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feet Source of Injury Existing opening, hole in constructed surface
Secondary Source Other constructed surface
Industry (NAICS) 238160 Inspection # 1797623
GPS Coordinates 29.67000, -95.43000

Incident Narrative

An employee was measuring for insulation to patch a roof. There was a hole in the roof where an air conditioning unit had been removed. The employee was stomping the insulation over the hole to make an impression in the shape of the hole, indicating where to cut the insulation. He stepped into the hole and fell, landing on his back on the concrete floor 13 feet 3 inches below. He was hospitalized with fractured vertebrae.

Incident Summary

On January 8, 2025, a worker at Peak Roofing, Inc. in HOUSTON, TEXAS suffered fractures to the exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the back unspecified. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feet, with existing opening, hole in constructed surface identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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