Solarcity Corporation
Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet - Fractures - SCHENECTADY, New York
| Employer | Solarcity Corporation |
| Address | 1125 Pleasant Street |
| City, State ZIP | SCHENECTADY, New York 12303 |
| Report ID | 2015129644 |
| Event Date | December 21, 2015 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures |
| Body Part | Arm(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet |
| Source of Injury | Roofs, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 221114 |
| GPS Coordinates | 42.79604, -73.94779 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee was the last person on the roof after installing solar panels and wiring and had removed his fall protection equipment handing it to a coworker. The coworker went down the ladder to the ground and held the ladder. When the injured employee went to descend the ladder, he slid and a strap securing the ladder to the roof broke. He fell over 20 feet from the roof to a concrete surface below resulting in compound fractures to his left arm.
Incident Summary
On December 21, 2015, a worker at Solarcity Corporation in SCHENECTADY, New York suffered fractures to the arm(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet, with roofs, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 562 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet injuries.
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