# Fractures at Tyco Simplex Grinell
> OSHA SIR `2018065854` · 6/14/2018 · BOISE, IDAHO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Ceilings
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Tyco Simplex Grinell
- **Location:** 5200 S Federal Way, BOISE, IDAHO, 83716
- **NAICS:** 321991
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee fell 8 feet through a ceiling hole to the ground while working on a modular home, fracturing his back and cutting his head. He was hospitalized and required staples.

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