Incident date: 2023-02-07
NAICS industry code: 238220

An employee was repairing an HVAC cooler system above the ceiling tiles. The employee fell approximately 10 feet through the ceiling to the floor below, resulting in back fractures and a hand injury.

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: Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
severity: moderate