Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 122027.015 - Employee injures knee in fall from unsecured ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 122027.015 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 11/06/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1447616.015	11/21/2019		721110	Parker Palm Springs, Llc

Abstract: At 9:29 a.m. on November 6, 2019, an employee was working as a painter at a hotel. The employee was working on the roof of the property. The employee used the top fly section of an extension ladder to access the roof without securing the ladder. The ladder was also not on secure and stable footing. After performing some work, the employee used the ladder to climb down from the roof. The ladder slipped under him causing him to fall approximately 10 feet. The employee sustained a knee injury and required hospitalization.

Keywords: Abrasion, Contusion, Descending Ladder, Extension Ladder, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Hotel, Knee, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Painter, Unsecured, Unstable Surface

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1447616.015	34	M	Hospitalized injury		Painters, construction and maintenance

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