DateCityStateEmployerBody PartEvent
2016-03-08Pisgah ForestNorth CaroliSchenck Job CorpsBack, including spine, spinal cordFall from collapsing structure or equipment 16 to 20 feet
At approximately 09:00 a.m., an employee entered the attic area of the building to look for extra ceiling panels. He was making his way through the attic when he came across a surface that appeared to be concrete (this was actually the backside of the sheetrock that served as a ceiling to the area below). When he placed his foot on the surface, the sheetrock collapsed, and he fell from the 18-foot ceiling to the concrete below. He struck an automotive training aid tire with his left wrist as he