Incident date: 2023-07-03
NAICS industry code: 624229

An employee was working in a space above a suspended ceiling when they lost their balance and fell approximately 10 feet through the drop-ceiling to the concrete floor below. He suffered broken ribs and a compression fracture to his back.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet
code_source: title: Ceilings
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Multiple trunk locations
severity: moderate