# Cuts and abrasions or bruises at GCU Environmental Corp.
> OSHA SIR `2022075840` · 7/5/2022 · SYOSSET, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts and abrasions or bruises
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Roof surfaces other than roof edge
- **Secondary source:** Floor, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** GCU Environmental Corp.
- **Location:** Southwoods Middle School, SYOSSET, NEW YORK, 11791
- **NAICS:** 562910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was sweeping a flat roof when they fell approximately 10 feet through an unsecured flooring panel, landing on the floor below and sustaining bruising and back lacerations.

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