Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 114853.015 - Employee sustains multiple injuries in fall from ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 114853.015 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 10/15/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1356130.015	10/26/2018		236115	Got Construction

Abstract: At 11:00 a.m. on October 15, 2018, Employee #1, a contract employee for a construction company, was prepping a two-story commercial office building for exterior painting. He was working from an aluminum 28-foot Werner extension ladder leaned against the back side of the building and operating a gasoline-powered 3,000-psi DeWalt pressure washer to clean the exterior. During the pressure washer operation, the employee fell from the ladder, a fall height of 15 feet to 20 feet. He struck his head on the pressure washer, which caught fire and severely burned the employee. Emergency services transported the employee to the hospital, where he was admitted for treatment of second and third degree burns to 34% of his body, multiple finger amputations, visual impairment, and a fractured vertebra. During the subsequent investigation, it was established that operating the pressure washer from a ladder was contrary to the manufacturer's instructions.

Keywords: Amputation, Burn, Construction, Elevated Work Platform, Equipment Operator, Extension Ladder, Eye, Fall, Fall Protection, Finger, Fire, Fracture, Gasoline, Head, High Pressure, Paint, Struck Against, Unsecured, Vertebra, Washing Machine

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation			2	22

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1356130.015	39	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior painting Fatality Cause:

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