Incident date: 2024-04-17
NAICS industry code: 238310

An employee was blowing insulation in an attic when they tripped over wiring and fell through the drywall to the ground below, sustaining three lumbar vertebrae fractures.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment  6 to 30 feet
code_source: title: Ceilings
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Back  lumbar region
severity: moderate