Incident date: 2024-08-01
NAICS industry code: 561710

An employee was using a multiform ladder as an extension ladder at the first floor gutter line of a residence performing a squirrel exclusion. While measuring a void that needed material, a squirrel ran out of the void, up his arm, and onto his chest. The employee lost his grip and fell from the ladder to the sand below, sustaining a fractured tailbone, internal bleeding, and a hematoma.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level  6 to 30 feet
code_source: title: Extension ladders
code_nature: title: Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries
code_body: title: Multiple trunk locations
severity: moderate