Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 146557.015 - Employee injures knee in fall off ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 146557.015 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 01/06/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1576458.015	02/04/2022		813990	Laguna Woods Village

Abstract: The worksite was a retirement community. An employee, a painter, was on a ladder scraping loose paint on the gutter in preparation for a new paint job. At 1:40 p.m. on January 6, 2022, the painter was reportedly descending a 10-foot A-frame ladder placed on the concrete in front of a residence. He thought he was on the last rung, as he proceeded to step down. The painter then realized he was on the second rung, after he fell and the ladder landed on top of him. The ladder was a 10 foot A-frame aluminum ladder. There was another laborer that was painting the interior of the building. He heard the scream and came outside to assist. The supervisor was in the immediate area but did not witness the accident. The painter misjudged the rung that he was stepping on and thought it was the last and then ground. There was no accident-related violation. The painter sustained a strain injury to the left knee and damaged a ligament and was treated without hospitalization.

Keywords: Concrete, Descending Ladder, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Knee, Ladder

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Maintenance or repair			1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1576458.015	41	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Painters, construction and maintenance	Distance of Fall: 3 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 10 feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause:

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