Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 121339.015 - Employee fractures foot in fall off ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 121339.015 -- Report ID: 0950624 -- Event Date: 10/09/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1442048.015	11/01/2019		238320	Alliance Painting & Decorating, Inc.

Abstract: At 11:00 a.m. on October 9, 2019, an employee was applying paint to window trim. The employee fell off a 24-foot aluminum extension ladder that was improperly set-up. The employee admitted he was on the eleventh rung of the ladder and went up one more rung and the ladder kicked out. The feet of the ladder were set up on the edge of a six-inch high concrete sidewalk curb instead of down on the asphalt paving. The employee was hospitalized for multiple fractures to the left foot.

Keywords: Extension Ladder, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Foot, Fracture, Paint, Painter

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		Maintenance or repair			2	17

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1442048.015	44	M	Hospitalized injury		Painting and paint spraying machine operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior painting Fatality Cause:

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