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Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA

Accident: 107831.015 - Employee Hits Head In Fall From Ladder; Later Dies

**Accident: 107831.015 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 07/28/2018**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
1334321.015	07/29/2018		Painting & Decor Inc.

At 9:35 a.m. on July 28, 2018, Employee #1 was standing on a Werner, Model numbe r 6206, six foot ladder, removing masking paper from the roof of the patio after painting. The employee had to reach overhead to remove the paper, lost his bal ance and fell with the ladder. He hit his head on the concrete floor and was tak en to a nearby hospital. Employee #1 was hospitalized for surgery, but died on J uly 29, 2018 at approximately 9:10 a.m.

Keywords: concrete slab, fall, head, ladder, lost balance, painter, struck against

Accident Details
End Use		Proj Type		Proj Cost	Stories	NonBldgHt	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair			1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation	Construction
1	1334321.015	34	M	Fatality		Painters, construction and maintenance	FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Exterior painting FatCause:

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