Incident date: 2022-10-05
NAICS industry code: 238990

An employee was installing solar panels on the roof of a new-construction two-story home. The employee slipped and fell approximately 14 feet off the roof to the swimming pool below. The employee struck the edge of the pool and sustained rib contusions that required hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
code_source: title: Roofs, unspecified
code_nature: title: Bruises, contusions
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate