Incident date: 2024-09-03
NAICS industry code: 561710

An employee was inspecting an attic when they stepped off a joist and fell through the ceiling to the floor. The employee sustained a fractured L2 vertebra.

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