Accident Report Detail

Accident: 147544.015 - Employee Fractures Leg In Fall From Ladder

**Accident: 147544.015 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 01/28/2022**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
1576207.015	02/03/2022		Orange County Solar, Contracting Services Inc.

At 8:30 a.m. on January 28, 2022, an employee was surveying an existing resident ial home for potential solar panel installation. The employee accessed the rooft op of the home with a Werner D1328-2 extension ladder. The employee reached towa rds left side to retrieve the Guardian 10808 Ladder Stability Device when the l adder slipped causing him to fall from approximately 18 feet to the ground. The employee was hospitalized to treat a fractured leg.

Keywords: blunt force, blunt force trauma, extension ladder, fall, fall from elevation, fracture, leg, roof, slip, solar, solar array, surveyor

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature
1	1576207.015	30	M	Hospitalized injury

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.

UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA