Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 120403.015 - Employee is injured in fall from residential roof

Accident Summary Nr: 120403.015 -- Report ID: 0523300 -- Event Date: 09/23/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1435301.015	10/10/2019		238160	Nienke Solar Llc

Abstract: At 11:00 a.m. on September 23, 2019, an employee was setting up to install a solar panel. The employee, a roofer/solar installer, slipped and fell from a residential roof about 17 feet to the ground, resulting in a hospitalization to treat unspecified injuries. The weather conditions were fair; however, the metal roof was wet from previous rain. The work included repositioning a solar panel on the sloped metal roof of a residential home. Fall protection was not in use at the time of the event.

Keywords: Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Residential Construction, Roof, Roofer, Slip, Slippery Surface, Solar

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition			2	17

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1435301.015	30	M	Hospitalized injury		Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause:

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