Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201039609 - Employee Is Lacerated When Struck by Flying Object

Accident Summary Nr: 201039609 -- Report ID: 0950635 -- Event Date: 05/17/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309906436	07/25/2007	1711	238210	Spg Solar

Abstract: At approximately 1:00 P.m. on May 17, 2007, Employee #1, a solar panel installer, was checking the battery of a power tool while working on a roof. A gust of wind blew a photovoltaic panel which hit his left Achilles tendon. He suffered a laceration, 1-in. wide by 3-in. long, to the Achilles tendon and was hospitalized.

Keywords: HIGH WIND, ROOF, LACERATION, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, FOOT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000	3

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309906436			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fencing, installing lights, signs, etc. Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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