Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 117871.015 - Employee Falls, Fractures Back After Tipping Ladder While Pa

Accident Summary Nr: 117871.015 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 07/01/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1414723.015	07/12/2019		611110	Clarke Community School District

Abstract: At 2:00 p.m. on July 1, 2019, an employee was standing on the 4th rung of a 6 foot ladder finishing up painting a classroom. The employee was reaching over to the left of the ladder when she tipped the ladder over. The employee fractured her vertebrae in the fall to the floor and was hospitalized.

Keywords: abrasion, back, blunt force, blunt force trauma, climbing on ladder, contusion, fall, fracture, janitor, ladder, leaning over, painter, training, vertebra

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Alteration or rehabilitation			0	4

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1414723.015	64	F	Hospitalized injury		Janitors and cleaners	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 4 feet Cause: Interior painting and decorating Fatality Cause:

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