Incident date: 2024-10-18
NAICS industry code: 238170

An employee was 20-25 feet above the ground while in a box on a telehandler to secure a gutter installation to the side of a residential dwelling. The box shifted and fell while the employee was inside of it. The employee struck the ground and suffered a fractured left hip and left knee.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level  6 to 30 feet
code_source: title: Industrial vehicle, material hauling and transport powered, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Hip(s) and knee(s)
severity: moderate