Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 147544.015 - Employee fractures leg in fall from ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 147544.015 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 01/28/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1576207.015	02/03/2022		221114	Orange County Solar, Contracting Services Inc.

Abstract: At 8:30 a.m. on January 28, 2022, an employee was surveying an existing residential home for potential solar panel installation. The employee accessed the rooftop of the home with a Werner D1328-2 extension ladder. The employee reached towards left side to retrieve the Guardian 10808 Ladder Stability Device when the ladder 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 Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1576207.015	30	M	Hospitalized injury

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