Incident date: 2020-01-29
NAICS industry code: 221114

An employee was preparing to install solar panels at a residence using a 17-foot ladder. The employee was holding onto the gutter when it broke, causing the employee to fall from the ladder to the floor. The employee was hospitalized with a broken leg.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level, unspecified
code_source: title: Movable ladders, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Leg(s), unspecified
severity: moderate