Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 109386.015 - Employee falls from ladder and fractures knee

Accident Summary Nr: 109386.015 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 09/10/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1348269.015	09/12/2018		238320	Ruiz Painting And Wallcovering

Abstract: At 9:45 a.m. on September 10, 2018, Employee #1 and a coworker, employed by a painting company, were engaged in exterior painting at a two-story multifamily residential structure. They were working side by side from extension ladders and spray painting a wall. Employee #1's ladder, a Werner 24-foot extension ladder, was set onto uneven ground that included surface gravel and vegetation, and the ladder was not secured. The ladder moved, and Employee #1 and the ladder fell, a fall height of 19 feet. Emergency services transported Employee #1 to the hospital, where he was admitted and treated for a fractured left knee that required two surgeries.

Keywords: Extension Ladder, Fracture, Knee, Maintenance, Paint, Painter, Repair, Residential Construction, Spray Painting, Uneven Ground, Unsecured

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1348269.015	50	M	Hospitalized injury		Painters, construction and maintenance	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior painting Fatality Cause:

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