Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-15	Austin	Tx	Renaissance Austin Hotel	Hip(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was working on a 4-foot ladder to change recessed light bulbs for a 10-foot ceiling when he fell from the ladder, resulting in hospitalization due to a possible broken left hip and a left hand injury.
2021-11-10	Flower Mound	Tx	Thirty-One Gifts, LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to electricity
An employee was on a ladder, working on lighting in a conference room ceiling. The employee was shocked and fell from the ladder to the floor. The employee lost consciousness and sustained burns.
2021-11-01	Mechanicsburg	Pa	Leer Electric, Inc	Multiple body parts	Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet
An employee was pulling wire from an attic when he slipped and fell through the drywall ceiling to the floor, about 7 or 8 feet below. The employee sustained fractures to his elbow and ribs, as well as possible lung damage.
2021-09-20	Fort Polk	La	Pride Industries	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee was using a 15-foot ladder to access a chill water line on a ceiling. The employee fell from the ladder to the concrete floor, suffering a broken left arm, left leg, and hip.
2021-09-03	Miami	Fl	Holiday Inn Port of Miami	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
At about 10:00 p.m. on September 3, 2021, an employee was climbing down an approximately 6-foot A-frame ladder after painting air conditioning vents on a ceiling. One of his feet got caught and the other left the ladder at the third or fourth rung, resulting in a compound fracture to the left ankle.
2021-08-31	Bedford	Ma	North Shore Mechanical Contractors Inc	Ankle(s)	Other jump to lower level
An employee was on a ladder, putting ceiling tiles back in the grid in a loading dock area. The loading dock's garage door then opened, and the employee jumped from the ladder to avoid being struck by the door. He suffered a broken ankle.
2021-08-31	Austin	Tx	Spectrum Communications	Knee(s)	Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet
An employee was installing cable service in an attic. He fell through a sheet rock ceiling, landing about 9 feet below and suffered a broken right kneecap.
2021-07-30	San Antonio	Tx	Hansco Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee was on a 6-foot ladder while removing debris from a ceiling. A piece of cement fell from the ceiling and the employee lost his balance and fell off the ladder, resulting in broken ribs and an injured wrist.
2021-07-22	New Braunfels	Tx	Charter Communications	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
A Spectrum employee was installing a coaxial cable line through a suspended ceiling. He was using a 6-foot A-frame ladder to access the ceiling near a wall to run glow rods through to the next room. The glow rods became stuck in the ceiling; as he tried to free them, he lost his balance and fell to the floor about 5 feet below. He suffered injuries to the right arm and ribs.
2021-07-21	Dubois	Pa	Hoss's Steak & Sea House	Multiple body parts	Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet
An employee was in a restaurant attic running printer cable. He fell through the ceiling onto the restaurant floor. He suffered a concussion and a broken arm and was hospitalized.
2021-07-15	Terrell	Tx	Scott-Del Electric Inc.	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Other fall to lower level
An employee was on a ladder pulling cable through ceiling tile. The employee was descending the ladder, missed a rung, and fell to the ground. The employee suffered a back injury.
2021-07-09	Griffin	Ga	Orellana's Quality Painting, LLC	Head and trunk	Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
An employee was in a scissor lift painting a ceiling. A wheel on the lift went into a depression on the concrete floor causing it to fall over. The employee suffered head and back injuries.
2021-07-07	Dallas	Tx	American Fire Protection Group, Inc	Hand(s), except finger(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was in a manlift mounted on a forklift. When the manlift was raised, the employee's right hand was pinched between the lift bucket and a ceiling joist. The employee suffered a broken knuckle.
2021-06-24	Longwood	Fl	Sunrun	Cheek(s)	Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet
On June 24, 2021, an employee was pulling wires through the conduit in an attic when he stepped off a rafter and fell 8 feet through the sheetrock ceiling onto the garage floor. The employee suffered a facture to his cheek bone and was admitted to the hospital.
2021-06-21	Ambridge	Pa	Ambridge Regional Center	Multiple body parts	Fall through surface or existing opening
On June 21, 2021, an employee was installing ductwork when they fell approximately 16 feet through an opening in the ceiling, resulting in fractures to their hip and wrist that required surgery.
2021-06-05	Rochester	Ny	UPSTATE ROOFING INC	Multiple trunk locations	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was spray-painting a ceiling from an elevated mezzanine area. He got entangled in the spray hose and fell to the floor about 8 feet below. He suffered a compression fracture to a back vertebra, as well as four broken ribs.
2021-06-04	Morris	Al	National Insulation Contractors	Multiple body parts	Fall through surface or existing opening
An employee was carrying ceiling panels and placing them on a scissor lift for installation. The employee fell through a floor hole and landed on a concrete floor below, suffering a punctured lung, a broken kneecap, and a laceration to the left side of the forehead.
2021-05-26	Huntsville	Al	Rothe Enterprises Inc	Hand(s) and arm(s)	Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet
An employee was moving across a first floor ceiling. The employee stepped on a ceiling joist, which gave way; the employee fell to the concrete floor about 10 feet below and suffered a broken right hand and broken right arm. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-05-26	Houston	Tx	TAK Communications	Foot(feet) and leg(s)	Fall through surface or existing opening
An employee was in an attic when they fell through the ceiling and landed at ground level, suffering fractures to the right leg and heel.
2021-05-21	Conway	Ar	Conway Corporation	Brain	Other fall to lower level
An employee was on top of a ladder pulling network cable through an open ceiling to wire for a security camera. The bottom of the ladder slipped out and the employee fell close to the wall. A large piece of crown molding was sticking out from the wall and the employee hit his head on it as he fell. The employee was rendered unconscious and was hospitalized for a head injury and a laceration above the right eye.
2021-05-21	Westerville	Oh	CLAYPOOL ELECTRIC, INC.	Hand(s)	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was working on a lighting junction box above the ceiling and cut an energized 277-volt circuit wire. The employee was shocked and received an electrical burn on their right hand.
2021-05-11	Frisco	Tx	Taylor Morrison of Texas, Inc.	Head and trunk	Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet
An employee was in an attic looking for a leak. He fell off a walkway through the attic ceiling, falling about 12-15 feet and suffering cracked ribs, a partially collapsed lung, a concussion, and cuts and bruises.
2021-05-10	Tobyhanna	Pa	Tobyhanna Army Depot	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Other fall to lower level
An employee was working on an HVAC unit on top of a ceiling. The employee fell through the metal trusses, then fell 7-8 feet through a drop ceiling, landing on the floor. The employee suffered back contusions.
2021-04-29	Colorado Springs	Co	FORT CARSON (EVANS HOSPITAL)	Brain	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was sitting in her office chair when a ceiling tile above the employee that was saturated with water fell and hit them on the head and shoulder, resulting in a concussion and a shoulder injury.
2021-04-29	Carthage	Mo	CROSSLAND CONSTRUCTION CO.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee was working on a stepladder. He came in to contact with an energized ceiling fan, was shocked, and fell off the ladder. He suffered broken ribs and a punctured lung.
2021-04-14	Cowansville	Pa	Jay Gill, Inc.	Pelvis	Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet
An employee was spraying foam on the ceiling of a room above a garage. The employee fell through a floor opening, through the garage, and down to a basement floor about 20 feet below. The employee suffered pelvis injuries and was hospitalized.
2021-04-13	Boca Raton	Fl	Aspen Air Conditioning	Head and trunk	Fall through surface or existing opening
An employee exited an HVAC mechanical room in an attic, closed the door to access an extension ladder, and fell through a suspended ceiling tile. He landed on the floor below and suffered fractures to facial bones and ribs.
2021-03-27	San Antonio	Tx	Specialized Equipment Contractors	Multiple face locations	Struck against stationary object or equipment while rising
An employee of Specialized Equipment Contractors was operating a boom lift while performing work at a plant. While the employee was turning the boom lift around to bring it to a different location, he boomed up to miss some interferences on the ground level and was struck in the face by a ceiling fan. The employee sustained facial fractures, a broken jaw, and a dislocated tooth.
2021-03-04	Philadelphia	Pa	Urban Outfitters, Inc	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was on an A-frame ladder fixing an electrical wire on an HVAC unit in a ceiling. The employee was holding onto the unit with their left hand when the employee was shocked with 480V of electricity. The employee let go of the unit and fell 6 feet from the ladder. In the midst of falling, the employee hit their head on a metal work station. The employee was hospitalized for two skull fractures, burns to three fingers on their left hand and one finger on their right hand, and unspecified
2021-03-03	Beatrice	Ne	MIDWEST LIVESTOCK SYSTEMS, INC.	Multiple trunk locations	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was working from a 6 ft. stepladder removing wiring from a suspended ceiling. The employee fell from the third rung of the ladder, approximately 3 feet, to the tile floor, resulting in 3 broken ribs and a hip fracture.
2021-02-23	Tampa	Fl	Universal Forming, Inc.	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by object or equipment
An employee was removing formwork from a ceiling. An aluminum beam he was pulling down struck his hard hat, causing a neck injury that required surgery.
2021-02-17	Washington	Dc	Cushman and Wakefield	Hand(s) and arm(s)	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was checking an HVAC unit in a ceiling. The employee closed the valve to the supply line, then began to remove the valve from the line. Once the valve was loose, hot water pressure caused the line to shoot out from the unit. Hot water caused third-degree burns to the employee's left hand and arm. He was hospitalized.
2021-02-15	Fort Worth	Tx	Texas Christian University	Ankle(s)	Contact with objects and equipment, n.e.c.
On February 15, 2021, between 4:30 and 5:00 p.m., a TCU Facilities employee was changing out some stained ceiling tiles in an office. He was standing on the fourth rung of an 8-foot fiberglass stepladder, removing the tile, while a coworker on the floor took the old tile and handed him the new tile. He had to disconnect the ceiling grid to remove a tile. It came loose suddenly and his right foot slipped off the ladder. His coworker caught him, but his left foot got caught in the steps of the lad
2021-02-12	Bedford	Tx	Brookdale Senior Living at Eden Estates	Ankle(s) and leg(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
A maintenance employee lost his balance and fell from a step ladder to the floor while checking a heating unit in the ceiling. The employee sustained fractures to his right ankle and tibial plateau.
2021-02-12	Tampa	Fl	D. Clark Electric	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was on a six foot ladder and was reaching for a box on the ceiling when he lost his footing and fell to the floor, sustaining fractured ribs.
2021-02-09	Jacksonville	Fl	Universal Forming, Inc.	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
An employee was using a chain come-along to release a table form from the ceiling. As the employee was pulling the chain, the chain broke and struck the employee in the abdomen. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-02-07	Madison	Al	Duncan Machinery Movers, Inc.	Upper and lower limb(s)	Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet
An employee was installing round duct in a clean room ceiling. When he placed his knees on an access hatch door, the latches gave way and the employee fell approximately 10 feet through the opening to the metal floor below. The employee sustained fractured legs and a fractured left shoulder and was hospitalized.
2021-02-05	Lawnside	Nj	ECOLAB, Inc.	Lumbar region	Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet
An employee was walking a crawl space, looking for signs of pests. The employee fell through the ceiling to the ground 12 feet below, suffering a lower back injury.
2021-01-28	Fairless Hills	Pa	Delta/BJDS, Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level
An employee was cutting air ducts in the ceiling of a gymnasium from a manlift when the duct work broke loose and knocked over the manlift. The manlift and the employee fell to the floor, resulting in broken bones.
2021-01-07	Jackson	Ms	Southern Farm Bureau Life Insurance	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee was replacing a light fixture in an office ceiling and sustained a possible electric shock. The employee fell from the stepladder and suffered fractures to the face and left shoulder.
2020-10-19	Braintree	Ma	Zimmer Biomet	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was using a battery-powered circular saw to cut a piece of high-density plastic to make a ceiling tile. The saw would not start after the battery was replaced. The employee tried two different batteries. While adjusting the trigger, the saw started and the blade contacted the employee's left middle finger, amputating it from the cuticle to the tip.
2020-10-19	Kissimmee	Fl	Progressive Plumbing, LLC	Thigh(s)	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was on an A-frame ladder marking locations for brackets to hold plumbing pipes in the ceiling and wall. The employee was about 8 feet high on the 12-foot ladder when he lost his balance while reaching to mark a location for a bracket and fell from the ladder onto the floor. The employee injured his face, eyes, shoulders and sustained a broken right femur.
2020-10-17	Mckinney	Tx	IDG Services	Arm(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell off a ladder while spraying ceilings with paint. The employee suffered a broken left arm.
2020-10-15	Ackerly	Tx	Flower Grove Co-op Gin	Nonclassifiable	Explosion of nonpressurized vapors, gases, or liquids
An employee was coming out of a room and turned off the light switch. An explosion occurred due to a propane line running through the ceiling in the office which provided gas to a heater. Three employees were injured; two of them were hospitalized with burns.
2020-10-04	Batavia	Oh	Dominium	Hip(s)	Overexertion involving outside sources
On 9/28/2020, an employee fell from a ladder while reaching to perform ceiling work and injured his hip. The injury did not require medical treatment. On 10/04/2020, the same employee reinjured his hip while moving a couch and was hospitalized for treatment.
2020-09-17	Vero Beach	Fl	Accurate Acoustics inc	Nose, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was on a five-foot baker's scaffold installing an acoustic ceiling. The employee fell to the ground below and suffered a nose bleed and confusion.
2020-09-16	Hobe Sound	Fl	American Residential Services	Brain	Fall through surface or existing opening
An employee fell through the sheetrock ceiling in a home's attic, landing on the concrete floor below and suffering head injuries.
2020-09-11	Auburn	Al	Alex HVAC Services, LLC	Skull	Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet
At 9:58 a.m. on September 11, 2020, an employee was installing HVAC duct in a ceiling at a new-construction single-story house. The employee fell from an attic area to the floor 9 feet below, suffering a fractured skull and losing consciousness. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-08-24	Brooklyn	Ny	Ivory Solutions	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
On 8-24-2020 at 2:40 a.m., an Ivory Solutions employee was on a stepladder removing a ceiling when the ceiling fell, causing the employee to fall off the stepladder. As he fell, he hit his ribs on the ladder, injuring them and requiring hospitalization.
2020-08-17	Schofield	Hi	Beachside Roofing, LLC	Multiple body parts	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
On August 17, 2020, an employee was cutting a demolished section of a ceiling into pieces. The employee's saw jerked at the end of a cut and lacerated the employee's left shoulder and chest.
2020-08-11	Lawrence Township	Nj	Precise Demolition Services	Hand(s)	Fall through surface or existing opening
An employee fell through a ceiling at a demolition site, suffering hand lacerations.
2020-08-10	Chicago Heights	Il	Cosmos Manufacturing, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was spray-painting the ceiling and upper walls of a dock area. He was working from a heavy-duty plastic utility storage bin/box placed on the forks of a forklift. The box shifted, tossing him to the concrete floor about 9 feet below. He suffered broken ribs.
2020-07-21	Harvest	Alabama	Filter Pro USA, LLC	Multiple body parts	Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet
An employee was changing an air filter in an attic. The employee fell through the ceiling to the floor 13 feet 9 inches below, suffering a broken wrist and a concussion.
2020-07-20	Tullahassee	Oklahoma	AIRCO SERVICE INC.	Brain	Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 6 to 10 feet
An employee was standing on top of a ceiling joist in attic space to install an HVAC vent system. The ceiling joist cracked, split, and broke in half causing the employee to fall approximately 10 feet. The employee was hospitalized for a concussion and head, back and neck trauma.
2020-07-17	Independence	Missouri	Climate Pros	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell from a fixed ladder while closing a ceiling hatch, shattering both heels and sustaining a laceration to the back of his head.
2020-07-15	Sioux Falls	South Dakota	Electric Supply Company, Inc.	Lumbar region	Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet
An employee was pulling wire on the ceiling of a structure under construction. The employee fell through an opening in the ceiling, landing on the concrete floor about 9 feet below and suffering a broken lower-back vertebra.
2020-07-14	Beaver Dam	Wisconsin	Direct Management Co., LLC	Skull	Other fall to lower level
An employee was working above ceiling tiles installing a junction box. The employee fell from a ladder and sustained a skull fracture.
2020-07-08	Pelham	Alabama	Broadband Technical Resources	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Multiple types of overexertion involving outside sources
After pulling cable in a ceiling and shoveling dirt onto the back of a truck, an employee developed a hernia. He was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
2020-07-07	Coldwater	Ohio	Bruns Construction Enterprises, Inc.	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck against stationary object or equipment while rising
On July 7, 2020, an employee was using an aerial lift to change sprinkler heads in a warehouse facility. The employee was raising the lift and was about 7-8 feet up when his back struck a ceiling beam. The beam pinned the employee against the lift control panel. The employee suffered abdominal crushing injuries (bruise, contusion, abrasion) and was hospitalized.
2020-06-27	Oklahoma City	Oklahoma	G L Z Acoustics, LLC	Brain	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was working on a scaffold raised to a height of approximately four feet to install can light trim and sheet rock the ceiling. As the employee exited the end of the scaffold, he mis-stepped on the rung of the ladder integrated to the scaffold. He fell backward and struck his head on the wall. His hard hat fell off and then his head struck the floor. He was hospitalized for a fractured skull and bleeding in the brain.
2020-06-23	Aurora	Colorado	Radisson Hotels	Pelvis	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
A maintenance employee was using a ladder to perform utility activities in a ceiling. Upon descending the ladder, the employee slipped on the last rung and landed horizontally on his left hip, sustaining a fractured pelvis.
2020-06-19	Fort Lauderdale	Florida	JAMES B. PIRTLE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC.	Hip(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was using an extension ladder to look above the ceiling in an airport terminal. As he was climbing the ladder, it slipped out from under him and he fell to the ground. He scraped his elbow and bumped his hip and leg. He was hospitalized and required surgery for a fractured hip.
2020-06-11	Metter	Georgia	Creative Building Solutions, Inc.	Wrist(s) and elbow(s)	Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 21 to 25 feet
An employee was working from the ceiling joists while installing ductwork on a single-family residential house under new construction when one of the joists broke apart, causing him to fall approximately 23 feet to the concrete floor below. He fractured both wrists and his left elbow.
2020-05-07	Brighton	Colorado	Weifield Group Contracting Inc	Upper and lower limb(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was working from an extension ladder at the edge of a high-ceilinged room. The ladder's feet slipped on the floor and it fell; the employee fell with it and landed on the concrete floor, also striking the ladder itself on the way down. The employee suffered a broken right femur, a broken right elbow, and lacerations to both legs, and was hospitalized.
2020-04-28	San Angelo	Texas	Dean Hagler Ltd	Nonclassifiable	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was using a lift to paint a ceiling beam when he was caught between the lift and the beam, suffering crushing injuries.
2020-04-24	Auburn	Alabama	Sunkyung, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee working on cabling was shocked by a 277-volt exposed wire in the ceiling, burning the third and fourth fingers.
2020-04-15	Sun Prairie	Wisconsin	Electric Construction, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee was performing electrical work on a 6-foot step ladder at ceiling height when he fell and impacted the floor. He was hospitalized with a broken wrist, cracked ribs, and head contusion.
2020-04-15	Royston	Georgia	PTI Royston, LLC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was on a 6-foot step ladder, using a wire cutter/stripper to prepare a wire for reconnection to a light fixture in a drop ceiling. A short-circuit caused a flash of light and the employee fell from the ladder to the concrete floor. The employee suffered two broken ribs on the left side, a bruised left lung, and a contusion, and was hospitalized.
2020-04-04	Princeton Junction	New Jersey	A&E Construction	Head	Fall through surface or existing opening
An employee had been moving 4 x 8 pieces of wood. The employee fell through a ceiling, landed on the ground, and sustained a laceration to the head.
2020-03-23	Greenfield	Massachusett	Tuckerman's Glasses, LLC	Foot (feet) and ankle(s)	Fall through surface or existing opening
An employee fell through a drop ceiling while installing insulation, landing on the floor and suffering a severe ankle/foot injury.
2020-03-19	Seneca Falls	New York	ITT Goulds Pumps	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was working from a 15-foot-high scissor lift, replacing lightbulbs along a ceiling. An overhead crane struck the scissor lift, causing it to tip over. Its basket fell onto a table on the floor, then ejected the employee; the employee suffered a broken elbow, a possibly broken arm, a broken collarbone, and a head injury.
2020-03-06	Queens Village	New York	Ark Systems Electric Co.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall through surface or existing opening
While running conduit, an employee fell partially through a ceiling. The employee suffered broken ribs and a punctured lung, and was hospitalized.
2020-03-06	Colorado Springs	Colorado	Rolling Plains Construction	Multiple head locations	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was spraying the ceiling of a parking lot while on a rolling scaffold. The employee turned to spray and fell 6 feet from the scaffold to the concrete below. The employee was hospitalized with a subdural hematoma and facial fractures.
2020-02-13	Middleton	Wisconsin	1848 Construction, Inc.	Brain	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
At about 8:30 a.m. on February 13, 2020, two employees were doing carpentry work at an office building. A section of HVAC duct broke free from ceiling mounts and struck one employee's head, injuring it.
2020-02-06	Orlando	Florida	PWI Construction Inc	Brain	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was removing wood cladding from the ceiling when a piece fell and struck him on the hardhat, knocking him down. He sustained a concussion.
2020-01-29	Metairie	Louisiana	STEWART INDUSTRIAL CONTRACTORS	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee was on scaffolding framing up a fur down (dry wall ceiling) and hanging sheetrock. The employee fell and was hospitalized for broken ribs and a leg contusion.
2020-01-27	Prosper	Texas	Gemini Stage Lighting and Equipment Company, Inc.	Arm(s)	Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet
An employee was working from a scissor lift, helping install a new lighting truss below a false ceiling. The employee fell (along with the ceiling) to the concrete floor about 24 feet below, suffering multiple arm fractures.
2020-01-23	Horicon	Wisconsin	Deere & Company	Foot (feet) and ankle(s)	Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
An employee was driving a stand-up reach forklift with a load elevated in the air. The load caught a ceiling-mounted heater, causing the forklift to tip backwards. The employee's left foot was caught between the forklift and the ground, causing several fractures to the foot and ankle.
2020-01-10	Fond Du Lac	Wisconsin	Sagacious Solutions Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall through surface or existing opening
An employee fell through an attic ceiling, suffering broken ribs.
2019-09-24	Philadelphia	Pennsylvania	EMCOR Services - Fluidics	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was helping another employee troubleshoot a ceiling-mounted VAV box on a 6-foot step ladder. He was shocked and fell about 3 feet to the floor, suffering back injuries. He was hospitalized.
2019-09-18	Wappingers Falls	New York	Veteran Hospital Administration	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
After repairing a ceiling from a ladder, an employee was found on the floor with one leg in the ladder rung. The employee was hospitalized with a forehead laceration and left leg and back injuries.
2019-09-18	Denver	Colorado	Lundquist Associates, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was working from plaster scaffolding to repair a 9-foot ceiling. The employee fell about 3.75 feet from the scaffolding to the cement floor, suffering several broken ribs, a punctured right lung, and a broken pelvis.
2019-09-09	Dallas	Texas	Pablo Gonzales	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
An employee was in the basement area looking at completed welding locations at the ceiling line. The employee fell approximately 20 feet from a concrete stair landing and sustained a broken leg, and possible spinal fractures.
2019-08-06	Cocoa	Florida	ACOUSTI ENGINEERING COMPANY OF FLORIDA	Multiple leg locations	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
At 9:30 a.m., on August 6, 2019, an employee was using a ladder to reach the edge of a ceiling. He fell 12 feet from the ladder, suffering a broken left femur and tibia. He was hospitalized.
2019-08-05	Maitland	Florida	Century Fire Protection	Brain	Other fall to lower level
An employee was running cables in an office ceiling. While ascending a 6-foot A-frame ladder, he fell to the floor and sustained a broken right clavicle, skull fracture, and a brain aneurysm consistent with a concussion.
2019-08-02	Avondale	Pennsylvania	Sharps Road Peat Moss, Inc.	Head	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee had climbed a ladder to diagnose a jammed conveyor belt. An industrial ceiling fan's rotating blades struck his head, causing contusions and cuts. He was hospitalized.
2019-08-02	Gulfport	Mississippi	Paige Electric Co, LLC	Brain	Other fall to lower level
While replacing a ceiling light fixture, an employee was shocked and fell. The employee's head struck the floor, and the employee was hospitalized with head trauma.
2019-07-31	Boulder	Colorado	Rolling Plains Construction, Inc.	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee spraying product onto the ceiling of a building fell to the concrete floor from a 39-inch scaffold. The employee was hospitalized with a ruptured spleen and a left shoulder injury.
2019-07-31	Houston	Texas	BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc.	Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)	Fall through surface or existing opening 26 to 30 feet
An employee was working in a customer's attic above the second story. The employee fell two stories through the ceiling and landed on the concrete floor. The employee was hospitalized with a shoulder injury.
2019-07-28	Fort Valley	Georgia	Southern Orchards Management	Multiple body parts	Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet
A maintenance employee was attempting to repair a dripping A/C unit on top of a mezzanine when he fell 9 feet through a drop ceiling, suffering a head injury, broken ribs, broken vertebrae, and a concussion. The mezzanine was not fully guarded at the time of the incident.
2019-07-17	Miami	Florida	Five Brothers Enterprises, Corp	Wrist(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee performing acoustical ceiling work fell from a scaffold to the floor and was hospitalized with a possible wrist fracture.
2019-07-17	Sarasota	Florida	Performance Air, Inc.	Multiple trunk locations	Other fall to lower level
An employee was standing on a 10-foot aluminum step ladder reaching through a ceiling hatch during maintenance on a unit. After placing his tools through the hatch he lost balance and fell to the floor. The employee sustained seven broken ribs, a punctured lung, and a spleen injury.
2019-07-14	Harlem	Georgia	Ireland Electric Corporation	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee was installing conduit in the ceiling area of a new school building utilizing a 12-foot A-frame ladder. The employee's legs got caught in the ladder rungs, causing the ladder and the employee to fall. The employee struck the floor and was hospitalized with cracked ribs and lacerations to the head.
2019-07-03	Wetumpka	Alabama	Charter Communication	Pelvic region	Fall through surface or existing opening
An employee was installing cable in a customer's attic when he fell through the drywall ceiling and landed on a rafter between his legs. He suffered an injury that required surgery and was hospitalized.
2019-07-01	Baldwin	Illinois	Cleary Building Corp	Brain	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell from an 8-foot step ladder while washing down a metal ceiling. The employee was found on the floor unconscious and bleeding from the head, having suffered contusions and brain swelling.
2019-06-21	Gainesville	Florida	All Florida Electric Company, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee and his coworker were lowering a 10-foot long, 3-inch conduit steel pipe to be installed at the ceiling part of the tunnel when the employee's right pinky finger was caught between the end of the pipe and a fixed ladder located at the west wall of the tunnel. He suffered the amputation of his right pinky fingertip without bone loss. Leather gloves were worn at the time of the incident.
2019-06-17	Sugarcreek	Ohio	Skyline Homes	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was picking up a spray gun to spray ceiling texture. The gun injected sheet rock material into the employee's right ring finger, causing an infection.
2019-06-12	Neenah	Wisconsin	J. Ross and Associates, LLC.	Multiple body parts	Fall through surface or existing opening
An employee was working from a ladder above a suspended ceiling. The employee fell through the ceiling to the concrete floor and suffered a broken clavicle and multiple broken vertebrae.
2019-06-07	Eagle Pass	Texas	Comanche Maverick Ranch	Multiple body parts	Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet
An employee was working in an attic when he fell through the ceiling to the ground 8 feet below. He suffered a broken shoulder, a facial laceration, and a concussion.
2019-06-07	Fernandina Beach	Florida	R & T Trim Co., Inc.	Wrist(s) and elbow(s)	Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 6 to 10 feet
On June 7, 2019, an employee was installing wood trim on the ceiling of a new house from a baker's scaffold. The scaffold came apart and the employee fell 7 feet to the ground. He sustained a broken left wrist and right elbow and was hospitalized.