Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 107537.015 - Employee sustains broken leg and head trauma falling from la

Accident Summary Nr: 107537.015 -- Report ID: 0134000 -- Event Date: 07/19/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1331904.015	07/19/2018		236118	Donald Garthe

Abstract: At 12:00 p.m. on July 19, 2018, an employee was painting the exterior of a residential (duplex) house. The employee was on one of two aluminum ladders set up to paint the left side of the house. The employee was using a paint brush and roller. Both ladders where set up within the approach distance of the electrical service to the residence. No one saw the employee fall, but a witness indicated the employee was working on the left most ladder. The witness heard the employee yell and land on the driveway. The employee sustained a broken right femur and severe head trauma and died.

Keywords: Asphalt, Fall, Ladder, Painter, Struck Against

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation			2		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1331904.015	62	M	Fatality		Painters, construction and maintenance	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior painting Fatality Cause:

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