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Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA

Accident: 119236.015 - Employee Fractures Back And Ankle In Fall From Roof

**Accident: 119236.015 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 08/05/2019**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
1425653.015	08/23/2019		Goldin Solar Llc

At 10:00 a.m. on August 5, 2019, Employee #1, employed by a solar energy company , was working on a solar panel installation project at a one-story residence. H e climbed a ladder to the roof. As he was placing the fall protection equipment on the roof, he fell, a fall height of 9 feet, striking the concrete surface an d fracturing his back and ankle. The employee was transported to the hospital a nd admitted for treatment.

Keywords: ankle, back, climbing on ladder, fall, fall protection, fracture, installing, residential construction, roof, solar, spine, vertebra

Accident Details
End Use		Proj Type		Proj Cost	Stories	NonBldgHt	Fatality
		Alteration or rehabilitation			1	9

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation	Construction
1	1425653.015	42	M	Hospitalized injury		Installers And Repairers	FallDist: 9 FallHt: Cause: FatCause:

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