Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 135786.015 - Employee falls from extension ladder, sustains head trauma a

Accident Summary Nr: 135786.015 -- Report ID: 0950611 -- Event Date: 12/15/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1506744.015	12/15/2020		238990	Norcal Painters Incorporated

Abstract: At 10:40 a.m. on December 15, 2020, Employee #1, a painter employed by NorCal Painters DBA Certa Pro Painters of San Francisco, was performing touch-up painting on the back of a three-level house located in San Francisco, CA. The employee was using a Warner 40-foot extension ladder that had been tied to the house with a rope. The ladder was improperly secured and moved, causing Employee #1 to fall from an estimated height of 10 to 12 feet onto the paved ground below. The employee suffered head trauma, fractures to the left orbital bone, left wrist, and T12 vertebra, as well as left eyesight issues and internal carotid artery dissection. Employee #1 was hospitalized for treatment. There were no witnesses to the fall, as the other workers on-site were not in the line of sight.

Keywords: Climbing, Extension Ladder, Eye, Fall, Fracture, Head, Unsecured, Vertebra, Wrist

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1506744.015	58	M	Hospitalized injury		Painters, construction and maintenance	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior painting Fatality Cause:

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