OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221455504

ORANGE COUNTY SOLAR, CONTRACTING SERVICES INC.

ORANGE, CA· 2022-01-12T00:00:00

Event: 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
NAICS: 221114
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #345765861
Employer profile: ORANGE COUNTY SOLAR, CONTRACTING SERVICES INC.
Summary number: 221455504
Report ID: 0950631

Event description

Employee fractures leg in fall from unsecured ladder

Investigation abstract

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.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 29 M

Event type
5

Occupation code
7016

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