# Injuries to the brain, spinal cord and severe wounds, internal injuries at Federal Correctional Institution, Pekin Illinois
> OSHA SIR `2024010073` · 1/3/2024 · PEKIN, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts  n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Injuries to the brain, spinal cord and severe wounds, internal injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level  6 to 30 feet
- **Source:** Trusses, girders, beams structurally attached
- **Secondary source:** Other constructed surface
## Employer
- **Name:** Federal Correctional Institution, Pekin Illinois
- **Location:** 2600 S. 2ND STREET, PEKIN, ILLINOIS, 61554
- **NAICS:** 922140
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On January 3, 2024, an employee was assigned to the plumbing department and was working in a drop ceiling in the inmate housing unit. The employee lost his footing and fell off 12-15 feet off an I-beam through the drop ceiling to the concrete floor. The employee suffered fractures to two ribs and their wrist as well as a concussion.

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