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Accident Summary Nr: 103869.015 - Employee falls and fractures ribs while exiting scaffold usi

Accident Summary Nr: 103869.015 -- Report ID: 0950411 -- Event Date: 03/06/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1301437.015	03/15/2018		238320	All-About-Painting Co.

Abstract: At 2:00 p.m. on March 6, 2018, Employee #1, employed by a painting company, was working at a residential construction project. He was standing on a 45-inch rolling baker scaffold and sanding interior crown molding. Employee #1 attempted to exit the scaffold by using a 6-foot stepladder. The ladder shifted, and Employee #1 fell to the concrete floor. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for three fractured ribs and a laceration to his pinky finger.

Keywords: Fall, Fall Protection, Finger, Fracture, Laceration, Painter, Residential Construction, Rib, Scaffold, Stepladder

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition			1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1301437.015	0	M	Hospitalized injury		Painters, construction and maintenance	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior painting and decorating Fatality Cause:

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