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Accident Summary Nr: 117845.015 - Employee Incurs Fractures And Lacerations When Struck By Fal

Accident Summary Nr: 117845.015 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 06/21/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1414425.015	07/10/2019		238320	Castle Peak Painting Co.

Abstract: At 2:16 p.m. on June 21, 2019, Employee #1 and coworkers were engaged in exterior painting at a two-story residential structure. They were finishing up their day's work and removing taped plastics and cardboard pieces used for overspray areas. During this process, the foreman used an extension pole to push up a metal grate flooring section of the second-level exterior deck. The 3-foot by 6-foot steel grate became dislodged and swung down 11 feet, striking Employee #1 on the back of his head and his right hand. Employee #1 was transported to the hospital for treatment of carpal bone fractures and lacerations to his hand that required surgery. He was released after staying 22

Keywords: blunt force trauma, cleaning, falling object, floor grate, fracture, hand, head, laceration, metal decking, paint, painter, residential construction, struck by

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1414425.015	36	M	Non 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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