Incident date: 2019-10-18
NAICS industry code: 238320

On October 18, 2019, an employee was using an access ladder to access another level of a water tower to remove tools. He stepped off of the ladder onto a ceiling that he thought was a platform. He fell through the acoustic ceiling approximately 15' to the ground, fracturing his lower spine.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet
code_source: title: Ceilings
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
severity: moderate