Inspection Detail
Inspection: 1576586.015 - Orange County Solar, Contracting Services Inc.
Inspection Information - Office: Santa Ana District Office
Site Address:
Orange County Solar, Contracting Services Inc.
1550 E. Baldwin Ave.
Orange, CA 92865
Mailing Address:
24 Executive Park Suite 230, Irvine, CA 92614
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:
NAICS: 221114
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 07/25/2022
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 12/13/2022
Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
---|---|---|---|
Accident | 1862601 |
Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Initial Violations | 4 | 4 | ||||
Current Violations | 4 | 4 | ||||
Initial Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2,060 | $0 | $2,060 |
Current Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2,060 | $0 | $2,060 |
FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
# | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | 01001 | Other | 3203(B)(1) | 07/25/2022 | 08/24/2022 | $275 | $275 | $0 | Z - Issued | ||
2. | 01002 | Other | 3276(E)(7) | 07/25/2022 | 08/24/2022 | $550 | $550 | $0 | Z - Issued | ||
3. | 01003 | Other | 3276(E)(9) | 07/25/2022 | 08/24/2022 | $550 | $550 | $0 | Z - Issued | ||
4. | 01004 | Other | 3276(F) | 07/25/2022 | 08/24/2022 | $685 | $685 | $0 | Z - Issued |
Investigation Summary
At 8:30 a.m. on January 12, 2022, an employee who was working as a Installer for a solar energy company was installing solar panels on the top of a second story residential roof. A coworker placed a Gorilla Model GLMPXA-18) ladder on a pitch roof and while the employee held the ladder in place, the coworker accessed 2nd story. The employee proceeded to climb the ladder to access the roof when the ladder slipped. The employee fell approximately 4 feet to the 1st story roof below. The employee fractured his leg and was hospitalized.
Keywords: Ankle, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Climbing on Ladder, Extension Ladder, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Foot, Fracture, Installing, Ladder, Leg, Roof, Slip, Slippery Surface, Solar, Solar Array, Training, Unsecured, Unstable Position, Unstable Surface
# | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 1576586.015 | 29 | M | Hospitalized injury | Installers And Repairers |