Incident date: 2015-09-02
NAICS industry code: 238210

An employee was helping to install a wiring system into a residential property. The employee leaned a ladder against the side of the property's gutter system. A 3"x6' gutter cover dislodged and struck the employee in the arm, resulting in a 3-inch laceration to the bone. The employee was hospitalized with muscle and tendon damage.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Gutters, downspouts
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations
code_body: title: Arm(s), unspecified
severity: moderate