# Injuries to the brain, spinal cord and severe wounds, internal injuries at CR Solar dba E Equals
> OSHA SIR `2024010864` · 1/29/2024 · SAINT FRANCISVILLE, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Head and trunk
- **Nature of injury:** Injuries to the brain, spinal cord and severe wounds, internal injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level  6 to 30 feet
- **Source:** Roof surface
- **Secondary source:** Ground, travel, and support surfaces  unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** CR Solar dba E Equals
- **Location:** 1203 Meagher Street, SAINT FRANCISVILLE, ILLINOIS, 62460
- **NAICS:** 221114
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On January 29, 2024, at approximately 1:00 p.m., an employee was installing top racking for solar panels on a 3/12-pitch metal roof of a single-story detached garage when they fell to the ground below. The employee suffered brain bleeding and thoracic compression fractures.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*