Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 133674.015 - Employee falls from ladder, fractures skull, and dies

Accident Summary Nr: 133674.015 -- Report ID: 0950613 -- Event Date: 12/23/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1511435.015	01/25/2021		236118	Rivera Remodeling

Abstract: At 9:00 a.m. on December 23, 2020, Employee #1 and a coworker, painters subcontracted by a construction remodeling company, were completing a four-day project to repaint the exterior of a residential structure. Employee #1 was stepping onto the extension ladder when he fell, a fall height of 8 to 9 feet, and struck his head on the concrete surface. Emergency services transported the employee to the hospital, where he was admitted for treatment of a fractured skull. Employee #1 died while hospitalized.

Keywords: Blunt force trauma, Brain, Concrete, Extension Ladder, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Head, Lost Balance, Maintenance, Paint, Remodel, Residential Construction, Skull

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Maintenance or repair			2		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1511435.015	38	M	Fatality		Painters, construction and maintenance	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior painting Fatality Cause:

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