# Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury at ECOLAB, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2021021081` · 2/5/2021 · LAWNSIDE, NEW JERSEY
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lumbar region
- **Nature of injury:** Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet
- **Source:** Ceilings
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** ECOLAB, Inc.
- **Location:** 130 White horse pike, LAWNSIDE, NEW JERSEY, 08045
- **NAICS:** 325611
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

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.

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