Incident date: 2020-01-17
NAICS industry code: 561710

An employee was installing a bait station in the attic of a residential home when the employee fell approximately 8 feet through the sheetrock to the floor below. The employee suffered a broken left ankle and required surgery.

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: Ankle(s)
severity: moderate