# Fractures at BEI Electrical
> OSHA SIR `20211210912` · 12/20/2021 · HAZLETON, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lumbar region
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet
- **Source:** Ceilings, walls, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Floor, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** BEI Electrical
- **Location:** 100 Maplewood Drive (Norpel), HAZLETON, PENNSYLVANIA, 18202
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cleaning debris from an access/ceiling area. The employee fell through the entry/opening of the area to the concrete floor about 13 feet below. The employee suffered a broken lower back vertebra and was hospitalized.

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