Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 111645.015 - Employee falls from ladder and sustains multiple injuries

Accident Summary Nr: 111645.015 -- Report ID: 0214500 -- Event Date: 07/20/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1331693.015	07/20/2018		238320	Rosario Painting Plus Llc

Abstract: At 9:45 a.m. on July 20, 2018, Employee #1, employed by a painting company, was repainting the exterior of a two-story residential structure. He was working from a ladder set at a 45-degree angle and painting the brick around a window when he fell and struck concrete, a fall height of approximately 17 feet. Emergency services transported the employee to the hospital, where he was admitted and treated for injuries that included fractures to multiple ribs, a compound fracture of his left hand, a laceration to the head, and multiple injuries along his spine.

Keywords: Back, Concrete, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Hand, Head, Laceration, Ladder, Painter, Residential Construction, Rib, Spine, Vertebra, Wall

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation			2	17

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1331693.015	45	M	Hospitalized injury		Painters, construction and maintenance	Distance of Fall: 17 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 17 feet Cause: Exterior painting Fatality Cause:

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