OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221633720

PROSOLAR SYSTEMS, LLC.

ST THOMAS, VI· 2021-06-15T00:00:00

Event: Anchor, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Concrete Slab, Concrete Surface, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Fracture, Harness, Installing, Lanyard, Leg, Lifeline, PPE, PPE Hazard Assessment, Roof, Solar, Solar Array, Tripped, Unsafe Position, Unstable Position, Work Surface, Wrist
NAICS: 221114
Inspection type: Complaint
Activity number: #347200321
Employer profile: PROSOLAR SYSTEMS, LLC.
Summary number: 221633720
Report ID: 0215300

Event description

Employee fractures leg and wrist in fall while chalking roof

Investigation abstract

At 11:00 a.m. on June 15, 2021, an employee working as an installer for a solar panel contractor was marking a roof with chalk line in preparation for solar panel installation. The employee tripped and fell to the concrete surface below. The employee was hospitalized to treat a fractured leg and wrist.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 37 M

Event type
5

Occupation code
7016

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