Arrow Exterminators
Other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feet — Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries — PONTE VEDRA, FLORIDA
| Employer | Arrow Exterminators | Report ID | 2024087024 |
| Address | 24490 Deer Trace Drive | City, State ZIP | PONTE VEDRA, FLORIDA 32082 |
| Event Date | August 1, 2024 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries | Body Part | Multiple trunk locations |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feet | Source of Injury | Extension ladders |
| Secondary Source | Rodents | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 561710 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 30.22000, -81.39000 | ||
Incident Narrative
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.
Incident Summary
On August 1, 2024, a worker at Arrow Exterminators in PONTE VEDRA, FLORIDA suffered multiple severe wounds and internal injuries to the multiple trunk locations. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feet, with extension ladders identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 590 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feet injuries.
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