Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 133233.015 - Employee Incurs Fractures In Fall From Roof During Solar Pan

Accident Summary Nr: 133233.015 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 01/15/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1514433.015	02/11/2021		238210	Tmag Industries Inc.

Abstract: At 2:00 p.m. on January 15, 2021, Employee #1 and two coworkers, employed by a company in the solar energy field, were preparing to install new solar panels on the roof of a single-story residence. Employee #1, the crew leader, was directing the work and marking studs when he stepped back onto a canvas tarp that was hung in the corner where the main house and an addition connected at 90 degrees. The tarp was hung to provide shade to an air conditioning unit that was on the ground immediately below the tarp. Employee #1 fell through the tarp and struck the air conditioner before impacting the ground. Employee #1 was transported to the hospital and admitted for treatment of fractures to the collarbone and ribs. During the subsequent investigation, it was determined that the crew had not performed an initial hazard assessment and had not used

Keywords: air conditioner, collarbone, fall, fall protection, fracture, installing, residential construction, rib, roof panel, solar, struck against, unguarded, unprotected, walking backward

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
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Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1514433.015	40	M	Hospitalized injury		Electrical power installers and repairers

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