# Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury at Facilities Maintenance Division - MCRD
> OSHA SIR `2021108697` · 10/8/2021 · SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Head and trunk
- **Nature of injury:** Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet
- **Source:** Skylights
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Facilities Maintenance Division - MCRD
- **Location:** Mass Hall 620, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, 92140
- **NAICS:** 561210
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was working on an HVAC unit on a roof. The employee fell backward through a skylight, landing 20 feet below and suffering head and spine trauma.

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