Incident date: 2024-08-26
NAICS industry code: 238350

An employee was installing solar panels on the roof of a barn. They were utilizing a ladder to get off the roof when the ladder slipped. The employee and the ladder fell approximately 15 feet to the ground level. The employee sustained fractures to their left humerus, right wrist, and a rib.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment  6 to 30 feet
code_source: title: Portable ladders and stairs  unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Trunk and other upper extremities
severity: moderate