Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 100686.015 - Painter falls from scaffold and fractures leg and foot

Accident Summary Nr: 100686.015 -- Report ID: 0950612 -- Event Date: 10/05/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1269169.015	10/09/2017		238320	Universe Painting, Inc.

Abstract: At 3:00 p.m. on October 5, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a painting company, was working at a multiemployer construction project, the renovation of a large apartment complex. He was working from a scaffold and climbing down the scaffold's handrails from the third level to the second level of a five-story building when he fell and struck the concrete floor, a fall height of approximately 20 to 23 feet. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for a fractured left tibia that required three surgeries to his foot and leg.

Keywords: Access/Egress, Fall, Fall Protection, Foot, Fracture, Leg, Painter, Residential Construction, Scaffold, Untrained

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		Maintenance or repair			5	60

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1269169.015	51	M	Hospitalized injury		Painters, construction and maintenance	Distance of Fall: 20 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 20 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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