Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 104663.015 - Employee falls when ladder slips and injures head and arm

Accident Summary Nr: 104663.015 -- Report ID: 0352410 -- Event Date: 03/30/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1305753.015	03/30/2018		238320	The Southern Tide Group, Llc

Abstract: At 2:00 p.m. on March 30, 2018, Employee #1, employed by a building maintenance company, was engaged in painting activity at a residential building. He was working from an extension ladder when the ladder's feet, which were set on a wet stone patio, slid backwards. Employee #1 fell, a fall height of 9.25 feet, and struck the stone surface. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for a laceration to the head and possible concussion, and a bruised right arm.

Keywords: Extension Ladder, Fall, Fall Protection, Head, Laceration, Painter, Residential Construction, Slippery Surface, Unsecured

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Maintenance or repair				9

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1305753.015	19	M	Hospitalized injury		Painters, construction and maintenance	Distance of Fall: 9 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 9 feet Cause: Exterior painting Fatality Cause:

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