Incident date: 2024-03-14
NAICS industry code: 335999

An employee was installing solar panels from a ladder when the ladder strap broke, causing the employee to fall to the ground and sustain a right eye laceration and an L2 compression fracture.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment  unspecified
code_source: title: Portable ladders and stairs  unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Back  lumbar region
severity: moderate