Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 112778.015 - Employee falls when ladder slides out and fractures ankle

Accident Summary Nr: 112778.015 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 10/31/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1358443.015	11/06/2018		238320	Patriot Painting & Decorating Inc.

Abstract: At 1:00 p.m. on October 31, 2018, Employee #1, employed by a painting company, was working from an A-frame stepladder on the roof of a residential building. The ladder, which was being used as a single ladder and not in the open A-frame position, was leaned against the second floor wall next to the second floor window. As Employee #1 reached to paint the trim above the window, the ladder slid out from under him. Employee #1 fell, a fall height of approximately 8.9 feet. The employee was transported to the hospital, admitted, and treated for a fractured ankle and hip contusions.

Keywords: Ankle, Contusion, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Hip, Painter, Residential Construction, Roof, Stepladder

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1358443.015	30	M	Hospitalized injury		Painters, construction and maintenance

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