Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 133769.015 - Employee dies of multiple injuries in fall from extension la

Accident Summary Nr: 133769.015 -- Report ID: 1032500 -- Event Date: 02/16/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1517666.015	03/03/2021		238320	Color Craft Painting And Wallcovering, Inc

Abstract: At 8:00 a.m. on February 16, 2021, an employee prepared to paint a ten foot by twelve-foot room using a twenty-four foot extension ladder extended to fifteen feet to reach higher sections of the walls. At some point, the employee was found on the ground after an approximate twelve-foot fall from the ladder with a bleeding head injury. The employee was taken, by ambulance, to the hospital, where the employee later died of their injuries that included intracranial hemorrhage, fractures to the right clavicle and five ribs and acute hypoxic respiratory failure.

Keywords: Extension Ladder, Fall, Fracture, Head, Hemorrhage, Ladder, Paint, Painter, Respiratory, Rib, Shoulder

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition			1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1517666.015	61	M	Fatality		Painters, construction and maintenance	Distance of Fall: 12 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 12 feet Cause: Interior painting and decorating Fatality Cause:

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