Incident date: 2023-11-14
NAICS industry code: 332618

An employee was taking photos of a broken water line to a sprinkler system located above a sub-ceiling in a storage area of a warehouse. The employee was above the sub-ceiling when they stepped on an unsupported area between rafters and fell through the sheetrock. They landed on the concrete floor approximately 14 feet below and sustained fractures to the left arm/wrist and the left ankle/heel area.

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: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate