Blue Raven Solar, LLC

Other fall to lower level unspecified — Paralysis, paraplegia, quadriplegia — WESTERVILLE, OHIO

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Blue Raven Solar, LLC in WESTERVILLE, OHIO
Employer Blue Raven Solar, LLC Report ID 2025044061
Address 5953 Course Dr. City, State ZIP WESTERVILLE, OHIO 43081
Event Date April 30, 2025 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Paralysis, paraplegia, quadriplegia Body Part Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the neck
Event Type Other fall to lower level unspecified Source of Injury Roof surface
Secondary Source Fall protection equipment
Industry (NAICS) 238210 Inspection # 1822019
GPS Coordinates 40.10000, -82.85000

Incident Narrative

On April 30, 2025, an employee was installing solar panels on the roof of a residential home. His fall protection anchor failed, and he fell from the roof to the ground. The employee sustained fractures to their C6 and C7 vertebrae, collapsed lungs, a heart injury, and he was paralyzed from the chest down.

Incident Summary

On April 30, 2025, a worker at Blue Raven Solar, LLC in WESTERVILLE, OHIO suffered paralysis, paraplegia, quadriplegia to the exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the neck. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level unspecified, with roof surface identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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