Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 131108.015 - Employee installing solar power equipment falls from roof an

Accident Summary Nr: 131108.015 -- Report ID: 0953220 -- Event Date: 10/19/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1498555.015	10/21/2020		238210	Iconic Power Llc

Abstract: At 10:00 a.m. on October 19, 2020, an employee was working for an electrical and other wiring installation contractor. She installed and repaired equipment. The firm was installing solar power photovoltaic equipment on the roof of a single-family or duplex dwelling. This was a new project or a new addition. The employee was working about 18 feet (5.5 m) up. She slipped and fell approximately 18 feet, 7 in. (5.7 m) to the next lower level. She landed on gravel. She suffered lacerations to her face, fractures to her neck and left arm, and the loss of several teeth. She was hospitalized. For some reason, the employee was not tied to a fall arrest system.

Keywords: Arm, Broken Bone, Construction, Electrical Work, Electrician, Face, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Fracture, Installing, Laceration, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Mouth, Neck, Roof, Safety Device, Solar, Solar Array, Work at Elevation

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition				18

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1498555.015	40	F	Hospitalized injury		Installers And Repairers	Distance of Fall: 21 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 18 feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause:

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