# Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury at GE Johnson Construction Company
> OSHA SIR `2017043566` · 4/20/2017 · DENVER, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet
- **Source:** Existing floor opening
## Employer
- **Name:** GE Johnson Construction Company
- **Location:** 1776 Curtis Street, DENVER, COLORADO, 80202
- **NAICS:** 236116
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was gathering materials to construct concrete formwork. The employee picked up a sheet of plywood not realizing it was covering an existing floor hole. As a result, the employee stepped into the floor hole and fell approximately 12 feet to the next lower level, suffering wrist and neck injuries that required hospitalization.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*