# Multiple types of injuries to the brain, spinal cord at IBP Fort Myers
> OSHA SIR `2024053788` · 5/1/2024 · FORT MYERS BEACH, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Head and trunk
- **Nature of injury:** Multiple types of injuries to the brain, spinal cord
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level  6 to 30 feet
- **Source:** Scaffolds, staging  unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Elevator shafts
## Employer
- **Name:** IBP Fort Myers
- **Location:** Single Family New Construction, FORT MYERS BEACH, FLORIDA, 33931
- **NAICS:** 238310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was installing insulation on the ceiling above the elevator shaft when he lost his balance and fell 15 feet from the scaffold down the elevator shaft. He sustained an injury to his spine and head trauma including a concussion, laceration, bruising, and abrasions.

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