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Cal/OSHA has cited an Anaheim, Calif. solar panel installation company $193,905 for multiple serious workplace safety hazards including one willful serious accident-related violation, following an investigation of a worker who was seriously injured after they fell from the roof of an Oakland home.
Cal/OSHA determined that Nexus Energy Systems Inc. did not provide required fall protection for their workers.
On Dec. 6, three installers were working to install solar panels at the Oakland residence when one of the workers lost his footing and fell 15 feet onto the concrete driveway, suffering a broken wrist and jaw. None of the workers were wearing fall protection.
“Falls from roofs are often deadly, and that is why employers must protect their employees from fall hazards and provide effective training,” Cal/OSHA Deputy Chief of Enforcement Debra Lee said in a statement. “This employer was aware of these dangers and ignored its responsibility to address them.”
