Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 101720.015 - Painter falls when scaffold tips over and fractures back

Accident Summary Nr: 101720.015 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 12/08/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1282784.015	12/13/2017		238320	J. W. Peterson Painting, Inc

Abstract: At 8:00 a.m. on December 8, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a painting company, was working at a multiemployer construction project, a two-story residential structure. He climbed to the top of a scaffold and then onto the scaffold's railing to access the roof. The scaffold tipped over, and Employee #1 fell, a fall height of 18 feet. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for fractures to his lower back and left ankle, and contusions and abrasions to his left arm and chest.

Keywords: Ankle, Back, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Painter, Rail, Residential Construction, Scaffold, Unsecured

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition			2	18

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1282784.015	40	M	Hospitalized injury		Painters, construction and maintenance	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior painting Fatality Cause:

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