Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 120539.015 - Owner falls from scaffold ladder, fractures pelvis, elbow

Accident Summary Nr: 120539.015 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 04/13/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1397192.015	04/15/2019		236115	Mark Rodman

Abstract: At 12:13 p.m. on April 13, 2019, Employee #1, the owner of a painting company, was working from a mobile/rolling scaffold and spray painting the exterior of a residence. After completing work on the second level of the house, he placed the spray gun and hose over his shoulder and began to climb down the scaffold's ladder. Before reaching the scaffold's first level to resume his work, his hand missed a ladder rung and he fell, a fall height of 15 feet. The employee was transported to the hospital and admitted for treatment of fractures to his pelvis and elbow.

Keywords: Blunt force trauma, Climbing on Ladder, Elbow, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Lost Balance, Lost Control, Mobile Scaffold, Paint, Painter, Pelvis, Residential Construction, Scaffold, Spraying Rig

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 of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1397192.015	59	M	Hospitalized injury		Painters, construction and maintenance	Distance of Fall: 15 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior painting Fatality Cause:

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