Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 123454.015 - Employee suffers two fractured vertebrae in fall when ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 123454.015 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 01/14/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1458405.015	01/27/2020		238320	Generations Painting Group

Abstract: At 10:00 a.m. on January 14, 2020, an employee was on a 16-foot Louisville extension ladder painting the interior of a new residential home when the ladder began to slide, causing him to fall 10 feet to the concrete floor. The employee suffered two fractured vertebrae and was hospitalized for treatment.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Concrete Floor, Elevated Work Plat, Elevated Work Platform, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fracture, Ladder, Paint, Painter, Slid, Slide, Vertebra

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition			2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1458405.015	32	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Painters, construction and maintenance	Distance of Fall: 10 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior painting and decorating Fatality Cause:

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