Incident date: 2019-10-17
NAICS industry code: 541330

On October 17, 2019, an employee fell approximately 5 feet from an extension ladder while cleaning a solar panel at a gauge station. He landed on his back on top of the ladder, breaking a back bone and requiring hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Extension ladders
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
severity: moderate