Incident date: 2025-05-14
NAICS industry code: 221114

A solar installer was climbing a ladder from a lower roof to an upper roof when the ladder slipped. The employee and the ladder fell off a 10-12-foot roof. The employee was hospitalized with two fractured ribs and a bruised arm.

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: Rib(s), oblique area
severity: moderate