Incident date: 2023-08-18
NAICS industry code: 238160

An employee was insulating a copper pipe in an attic. The employee climbed over ductwork to access the pipe and then stepped onto a 4-by-8-foot sheet of plywood that was supported by bar joists in the attic. The plywood broke and he fell through the drop ceiling to the floor below, resulting in a head laceration and fractures of the pelvis, elbow, and ribs.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall through surface or existing opening, unspecified
code_source: title: Ceilings
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate