| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-10-04 | Bradenton | Fl | Commercial Residential Aluminum & Fabricating, LLC | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee was using a ladder to install gutters on a second-story roof. The employee fell from the ladder, hit the first-story roof and then hit the ground, resulting in a ruptured spleen and a pelvic/hip bone injury. | |||||
| 2021-07-02 | Marietta | Ga | Sunshine Residential Window Cleaning Co. | Hip(s) | Other fall to lower level |
| Two employees were working to clean the exterior of a customer's one-story residence. The employees were anchored to each other. Employee 1 climbed the ladder to clean the gutters and Employee 2 followed up the ladder. Employee 2 lost his footing on the ladder and fell, which also pulled Employee 1 down. Employee 1 sustained a fractured left hip. Employee 2 sustained a head injury and an abrasion to his back. Both employees were hospitalized. | |||||
| 2021-04-16 | Clermont | Fl | Baker Roofing Company | Wrist(s) | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet |
| An employee was installing gutters from an aerial lift. The employee fell 14 feet to the ground and was hospitalized with a fractured right wrist and a contusion to the ribs. | |||||
| 2020-09-03 | Tampa | Fl | Gutters Done Wright Inc. | BODY SYSTEMS | Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts |
| On September 3, 2020, an employee was working on the roof's edge attempting to insert a rivet while installing gutters. A high power electrical line was located about 2 feet from the edge of the roof where the employee was working. A power surge caused the power to jump off the line entering the employee's head and exiting through his right arm. | |||||
| 2020-06-29 | Jamaica | New York | MDR Inc. | Nonclassifiable | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee fell from a roof while cleaning gutters and was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2020-05-18 | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | Tague Lumber of Media | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee was inside a cage elevated by a forklift cleaning out gutters. The forklift began to roll down the hill and then tipped over. The employee struck the ground and suffered fractures to the back, abdomen and neck. | |||||
| 2020-02-27 | Fenton | Missouri | Scott Lee Guttering | Head and trunk | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
| An employee was installing gutters on a newly constructed residential dwelling. The employee was climbing a portable extension ladder to install a downspout over the garage and fell approximately 10 feet head-first onto the concrete driveway. The employee sustained a skull fracture, swelling of the brain, eight broken ribs and a collapsed lung and was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2019-09-06 | Jacksonville | Florida | Beyer 22, LLC | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
| On September 6, 2019, an employee had finished installing gutters on a two-story residential home, when he began to feel ill. After arriving back at the warehouse, the employee began cramping up and was hospitalized with heat exhaustion. | |||||
| 2019-08-08 | Wynnewood | Pennsylvania | Mark Sweetman Painting LLC | Hand(s) | Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts |
| While using a ladder to clean rain gutters, the ladder contacted an electrical line. The employee was hospitalized for electric shock and burns to both hands. | |||||
| 2019-07-03 | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Lifescape, Inc. | Brain | Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c. |
| An employee was removing leaves from gutters. The employee returned to the truck to get water, lost consciousness due to heat stress and dehydration, and struck their head on the truck. The employee suffered a concussion. | |||||
| 2019-04-23 | Kearney | Nebraska | EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN GOOD SAM SOCIETY - ST. JOHN'S | Leg(s) | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet |
| An employee was on the roof on a single-story building working on cleaning out the rain gutters. He was standing and bent over to reach the gutter. He lost balance and fell to the ground, sustaining broken bones in the legs and was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2019-02-27 | Lewisberry | Pennsylvania | Leafguard Holdings, Inc. | Wrist(s) | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet |
| An employee was using a 24-foot extension ladder to install gutters. The ladder kicked out and slid down the residential home's siding to the ground. The employee fell 15 feet and broke both wrists and sustained a head laceration requiring stitches. | |||||
| 2018-07-30 | Firestone | Colorado | USI RG Insulation | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet |
| An employee was climbing an extension ladder to install gutters 21 feet above the ground. The employee fell at the fourth rung from the top, landing on the ground. The employee suffered broken ribs, vertebrae, and sternum. | |||||
| 2018-06-27 | Winter Park | Florida | Renovation Experts, LLC | Nonclassifiable | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee was climbing a ladder to clean gutters on a house, mis-stepped and fell to the ground. The employee sustained a pulled muscle that lead to a blood clot and hospitalization. | |||||
| 2018-06-13 | Fairfield | Connecticut | Fairfield Insulation | Back, including spine, spinal cord | Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet |
| An employee was working on a ladder attaching gutters to the roof. The ladder started sliding to the right and the employee jumped 18 feet to the ground. The employee sustained a fracture in his lower vertebrae and possible ligament damage to his knee. | |||||
| 2018-06-13 | Summit | New Jersey | Ned Stevens Gutter Cleaning and General Contracting, Inc. | Wrist(s) | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee was cleaning the gutters on the second level of a residential structure and fell from the roof breaking a wrist. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2018-06-05 | Alma | Nebraska | Housing Authority of the City of Alma | Multiple trunk locations | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee was cleaning gutters with a leaf blower and fell off the roof sustaining broken ribs and a fractured back and hip. | |||||
| 2018-05-31 | Henderson | Colorado | ALLIED INSULATION | Upper and lower limb(s) | Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 6 to 10 feet |
| An employee was installing gutters on a patio roof. He was transitioning onto the patio roof from a ladder when the structure collapsed. The employee fell 9 to 10 feet to the ground, fracturing his right knee and separating his left shoulder. | |||||
| 2018-04-10 | Pittsburgh | Pennsylvania | Leaf Guard Holding | Upper and lower limb(s) | Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet |
| An employee fell approximately 20 feet from a portable ladder while installing gutters, suffering a broken ankle and wrist. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2017-09-27 | Gladstone | Missouri | NORTH OAK APARTMENT INVESTORS | Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e) | Other fall to lower level 26 to 30 feet |
| A maintenance employee was on an extension ladder cleaning out gutters when he fell approximately 25 to 30 feet and broke his shoulder. | |||||
| 2017-07-06 | Denver | Colorado | Solutions Restoration | Forehead | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet |
| An employee was removing gutters. The employee stepped off a ladder onto the roof to remove a screw from the gutter, disturbed a wasp nest, and was stung repeatedly causing the employee to fall 15 feet from the roof edge. The employee was hospitalized for a laceration on the forehead. | |||||
| 2017-06-09 | Flagstaff | Arizona | U.S. Forest Service-Coconino National Forest | Lower leg(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| An employee was on a 5-foot ladder, removing burnable material from the roof and gutters of a structure threatened by wildfire, when he fell from the ladder to the ground. He suffered an open tibia/fibula fracture to his left leg. | |||||
| 2016-08-15 | Orlando | Florida | Storm Solutions of Central FL, Inc | Multiple pelvic region locations | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee slipped and fell from an extension ladder while installing gutters, breaking the pelvis/hip. | |||||
| 2016-03-29 | Mc Kees Rocks | Pennsylvania | Redwood Construction | Hand(s) | Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts |
| An employee cleaning out roof gutters in an aerial lift contacted the overhead powerlines, receiving second and third degree burns to his hands. | |||||
| 2016-03-14 | Livingston | New Jersey | NED STEVENS | Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e) | Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet |
| An employee was cleaning gutters on a residential roof. The employee fell 20 feet off the roof while pulling on a hose that was stuck, dislocating a shoulder and requiring stitches. | |||||
| 2016-02-22 | Orlando | Florida | Builder Service Group, Inc. | Lumbar region | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee installing gutters on a house fell off an extension ladder that was sitting on a porch roof. He then rolled off the porch roof to the ground and was hospitalized with a compression fracture of the lower back. | |||||
| 2015-10-05 | Diamondhead | Mississippi | Southeast Roofing & Construction | Brain | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| While removing gutters, and employee fell 4 to 5 feet from a ladder and hit his head on the concrete. | |||||
| 2015-09-08 | Newton | New Jersey | Northern Seamless Gutter Systems Inc. | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
| An employee was installing gutters from a ladder when he lost his balance and fell approximately 7 feet to the ground below. He broke his wrist and lower back. | |||||
| 2015-08-17 | Hewlett | New York | MDA | Wrist(s) | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
| An employee was cleaning gutters at a client's home when he fell approximately 10 feet off a ladder to the ground. He was hospitalized with a broken right wrist. | |||||
| 2015-05-20 | Flushing | New York | Nor-Spring Service Station Inc. | Hip(s) | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee was using an A-frame ladder to clean gutters around a building. The employee fell off the ladder, injuring his/her hip. | |||||
| 2015-03-10 | Orange Park | Florida | Verns Insulation & Specialties | Hip(s) | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
| An employee installing gutters fell off an 8 foot step ladder onto the ground (concrete pavers) below. The employee suffered a fractured hip, which resulted in an overnight stay in the hospital. | |||||