Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 105811.015 - Employee trying to prevent fall incurs shock, other injuries

Accident Summary Nr: 105811.015 -- Report ID: 0950623 -- Event Date: 04/26/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1314354.015	05/07/2018		238320	Mike Orloff Painting, Llc

Abstract: At 11:30 a.m. on April 26, 2018, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was engaged in exterior painting at a one-story residence. He was working from an extension ladder and using a brush and paint sprayer to paint the eaves of a gable. The employee overreached and started to fall from the ladder. In an attempt to stop his fall, he grabbed electrical wires. The wires were energized, and Employee #1 was shocked. He fell from the ladder, a fall height of 18 feet. Emergency services transported Employee #1 to the hospital, where he was admitted and treated for a dislocated arm, a fractured femoral head, and electrical burns to the fingers on both hands.

Keywords: Arm, Burn, Dislocated, Electric Shock, Extension Ladder, Fall, Fall Protection, Finger, Fracture, Ladder, Leg, Paint, Painter, Residential Construction, Roof, Thigh

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation			1	20

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1314354.015	18	M	Hospitalized injury		Painters, construction and maintenance	Distance of Fall: 18 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 18 feet Cause: Exterior painting Fatality Cause:

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