Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 106999.015 - Employee falls from awning and incurs multiple injuries

Accident Summary Nr: 106999.015 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 02/07/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1299635.015	03/06/2018		238320	Defazio Painting Incorporated

Abstract: At 11:08 a.m. on February 7, 2018, Employee #1, employed by a painting company, was engaged in maintenance work at a two-story multifamily residential structure. He was working from a window awning and preparing to paint the building's exterior when the awning snapped. Employee #1 fell, a fall height of approximately 10 feet. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital, admitted and treated for bleeding from the head, back pain, and wrist pain.

Keywords: Back, Fall, Fall Protection, Head, Hemorrhage, Paint, Painter, Residential Construction, Structural Collapse, Wrist

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		Maintenance or repair			2	10

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1299635.015	59	M	Hospitalized injury		Painters, construction and maintenance	Distance of Fall: 10 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior painting Fatality Cause:

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