Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 148831.015 - Employee is killed in fall from ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 148831.015 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 08/02/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1614090.015	08/11/2022		238320	Dorosz Painting

Abstract: At 8:15 a.m. on August 2, 2022, an employee was painting the exterior of a house on an extension ladder approximately 20 feet above the ground when the ladder was displaced and fell. The employee fell with the ladder landing partially on a coworker and the ground. The employee suffered a fracture to his skull and a brain bleed that led to his death.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Brain, Brain Bleed, Climbing on Ladder, Extension Ladder, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fracture, Head, Paint, Painter, Skull

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Other				20	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1614090.015	47	M	Fatality		Painters, construction and maintenance	Distance of Fall: 20 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 20 feet Cause: Exterior painting Fatality Cause:

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