Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 118516.015 - Employee falls from ladder, fractures leg and knee

Accident Summary Nr: 118516.015 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 03/29/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1393179.015	04/11/2019		238320	Temecula Valley Drywall, Inc.

Abstract: At 6:30 a.m. on March 29, 2019, Employee #1, employed by a painting contractor, was painting the interior of a one-story commercial building. He was working from a 6-foot ladder and painting a wall around a window. Employee #1 was blocking the sun with one hand while he painted with the other. The sun blinded him. The employee fell from the middle of the ladder and landed on carpeted flooring. Employee #1 was transported to the hospital and admitted for treatment of fractures to the right knee and right leg.

Keywords: Blind Reaching, Blunt force trauma, Construction, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Knee, Ladder, Leg, Paint, Painter, Rehabilitation, Weather

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation			1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1393179.015	63	M	Hospitalized injury		Painters, construction and maintenance	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior painting and decorating Fatality Cause:

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