Inspection Detail
Inspection: 1550025.015 - Green Mountain Solar L.L.C.
Inspection Information - Office: Vt Department Of Labor - Vosha
Site Address:
Green Mountain Solar L.L.C.
242 Meadow Brook Rd
Starksboro, VT 05487
Mailing Address:
76 Ethan Allen Drive, South Burlington, VT 05403
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:
NAICS: 221114
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 09/01/2021
Emphasis: S:Fall
Case Closed: 02/08/2022
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 1800835 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
| Current Violations | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $16,384 | $0 | $0 | $657 | $0 | $17,041 |
| Current Penalty | $9,830 | $0 | $0 | $394 | $0 | $10,224 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001 | Serious | 19260501 B11 | 01/10/2022 | $4,915 | $8,192 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | |||
| 2. | 01002 | Serious | 19260503 A01 | 01/10/2022 | $4,915 | $8,192 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | |||
| 3. | 02001 | Other | 19040029 A | 01/10/2022 | 02/04/2022 | $394 | $657 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
At 9:30 a.m. on August 19, 2021, an employee working as an installer for a solar power contractor was standing on a Gorilla MPX22 ladder handing a coworker supplies. The coworker was standing on the roof when he slipped and fell into the employee. This caused the employee to fall with the ladder approximately 15 feet to the stone ground. The employee fractured three vertebrae and sustained three fractures to his pelvis. The employee was hospitalized for treatment.
Keywords: Back, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Construction, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Fracture, Ground, Hip, Inexperience, Installing, Lack of Work Procedures, Ladder, Material Handling, Pelvis, Person, Residential Construction, Roof, Slip, Slippery Surface, Solar, Spine, Stone, Vertebra
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1550025.015 | 34 | M | Hospitalized injury | Installers And Repairers |
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