# Traumatic injuries or exposures  unspecified at ACE Enterprises, L.L.C.
> OSHA SIR `2024021313` · 2/12/2024 · NEW SMYRNA BEACH, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the back  unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Traumatic injuries or exposures  unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level  6 to 30 feet
- **Source:** Suspended or hanging scaffolds or staging
- **Secondary source:** Jackhammers
## Employer
- **Name:** ACE Enterprises, L.L.C.
- **Location:** 4139 Atlantic Ave., NEW SMYRNA BEACH, FLORIDA, 32169
- **NAICS:** 238110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On February 12, 2024, at 2:00 p.m., an employee and a co-worker were working from a swing stage scaffold. The employee was talking to the co-worker, who was above him, while standing on the pick board. He was holding a jackhammer. The jack hammer fell, causing both employees to fall. The co-worker was tied off, but the employee fell approximately 30 feet to the ground, resulting in an injury to his lower vertebrae.

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