Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 131535.015 - Employee fractures bones, injures liver in fall from ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 131535.015 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 08/12/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1492582.015	09/14/2020		238320	Empire Works Reconstruction And Painting, Inc.

Abstract: At 2:05 p.m. on August 12, 2020, an employee working as a construction laborer for a painting contractor was standing on an extension ladder removing a nail from a facia board. The employee overreached, lost his balance and fell to the ground below. The employee was hospitalized to treat multiple fractures including his arms, fingers, hips, and chest and internal injuries to his liver. The narrative indicates that heat may have been a factor in the incident.

Keywords: Arm, Chest, Construction, Extension Ladder, Fall, Finger, Fracture, Heat, Heat Injury Prevention Program, Hip, Inexperience, Lack of Work Procedures, Ladder, Leaning over, Liver, Lost Balance, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Painting, Removal, Residential Construction, Unstable Position, Work Surface

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		Maintenance or repair				28

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1492582.015	37	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction Laborer	Distance of Fall: 20 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 20 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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