Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 121750.015 - Employee falls from ladder, fractures both ankles

Accident Summary Nr: 121750.015 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 06/01/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1406761.015	06/10/2019		238320	General Coatings Corporation

Abstract: At 11:35 a.m. on June 1, 2019, Employee #1, employed by a painting contractor, was using a 24-foot extension ladder and powered sanding tools to sand the ceiling beam of a one-story residential structure. The ladder, which had been placed on plastic sheeting, was not secured at top or bottom. The ladder slipped sideways, and the employee fell, a fall height of 11 feet. He was transported to the hospital and admitted for treatment of fractures to both ankles.

Keywords: Ankle, Beam, Ceiling, Extension Ladder, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Painter, Reaching From Ladder, Rehabilitation, Renovation, Residential Construction, Sander, Slip, Unsecured

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation			1	15

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1406761.015	45	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: 11 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 11 feet Cause: Interior painting and decorating Fatality Cause:

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