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Accident Summary Nr: 113881.015 - Employee falls from unsecured ladder, sustains multiple cont

Accident Summary Nr: 113881.015 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 11/02/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1360448.015	11/15/2018		238320	Anthony Kim

Abstract: At 9:30 a.m. on November 2, 2018, Employee #1 and coworkers, employed by a painting contractor, were preparing to paint the exterior of a residence. On the second story roof area, Employee #1 was power washing the house exterior. He then began climbing down a 16-foot extension ladder. The ladder, which was not secured to the house or the ceramic tiles at its base, slipped, and Employee #1 fell to the concrete driveway. Employee #1 was transported to the hospital and admitted for treatment of multiple contusions to his head, arms, legs, and a pulmonary contusion.

Keywords: Arm, Climbing on Ladder, Concrete, Contusion, Extension Ladder, Fall, Fall Protection, Head, Leg, Lung, Maintenance, Painter, Residential Construction, Roof, Struck Against, Unsecured, Unstable Position, Untrained

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Maintenance or repair			2	12

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1360448.015	41	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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