Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 116758.015 - Employee sustains multiple fractures in fall

Accident Summary Nr: 116758.015 -- Report ID: 1054115 -- Event Date: 01/28/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1405150.015	04/25/2019	1721	238320	317724058 - Millennial Painting & Design Llc

Abstract: At 2:00 p.m. on January 28, 2019, Employee #1, employed by a home builder, was working at the site of a new residential structure. He was painting a wooden fence located on a 12-foot retaining wall. As the employee leaned on the inside of the fence, the fence detached from the fence posts and fell down the retaining wall along with the employee, a fall height of 12 feet. The employee was transported to the hospital, where he was admitted for treatment of a fractures to his pelvis, arm, and multiple ribs.

Keywords: Arm, Blunt force trauma, Fall, Fall Protection, Falling Object, Fence, Fracture, Leaning over, Paint, Pelvis, Residential Construction, Retaining Wall, Rib, Structural Collapse, Support Posts

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	1	12

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1405150.015	58	M	Hospitalized injury		Painters, construction and maintenance	Distance of Fall: 12 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 12 feet Cause: Exterior painting Fatality Cause:

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