Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 154912.015 - Employee is killed in fall from ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 154912.015 -- Report ID: 0625400 -- Event Date: 03/23/2023
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1658925.015	03/24/2023		238320	Paint Me Austin!

Abstract: At 11:30 p.m. on March 23, 2023, an employee was working from a 6-foot stepladder within one of the bedrooms of the single-family home, performing prep work on walls before painting. The ceiling height of the bedroom was approximately 9 feet high. The employee, while working on an A-frame ladder within one of the bedrooms, fell from the ladder at a height of approximately 5 feet and hit his head on the ground, resulting in blunt force head trauma and death.

Keywords: Blunt force trauma, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Ladder, Painter, Residential Construction, Stepladder, Wall

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation				9	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1658925.015	27	M	Fatality		Painters, construction and maintenance	Distance of Fall: 5 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 5 feet Cause: Interior painting and decorating Fatality Cause:

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