Incident date: 2024-01-29
NAICS industry code: 221114

On January 29, 2024, at approximately 1:00 p.m., an employee was installing top racking for solar panels on a 3/12-pitch metal roof of a single-story detached garage when they fell to the ground below. The employee suffered brain bleeding and thoracic compression fractures.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level  6 to 30 feet
code_source: title: Roof surface
code_nature: title: Injuries to the brain, spinal cord and severe wounds, internal injuries
code_body: title: Head and trunk
severity: moderate