Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 162118.015 - Employee sustains head injury in fall off ladder, later dies

Accident Summary Nr: 162118.015 -- Report ID: 0625400 -- Event Date: 10/08/2023
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1714144.015	12/05/2023		238320	Hawk & Son Inc.

Abstract: On September 28, 2023, an employee working as a painter for a painting contractor was working with a coworker (owner/employee's father) spray painting the outside of a commercial building. The crew was painting up to 20-feet using a 24-foot extension ladder and a 6-foot stepladder. The employee fell from the ladder to a lower level sustaining a head injury. The employee was hospitalized. On October 5, 2023, the employee was pronounced brain dead and on October 8, 2023, he died. The employee's stepfather provided video of the worksite taken some time during the 5 days of work. The video, which the stepfather provided to OSHA, does not have anyone in frame but shows the two ladders and spray paint apparatus. The extension ladder is setup on pavement with both feet solid on the surface and appear to have the rubber footings. The angle of the ladder appears to meet the requirement of 4:1 ratio. The ladder is leaning upon a solid surface at the top on the metal wall of the building. The visible area of the area being repainted on the existing building.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Brain, Commercial Building, Concrete Surface, Construction, Contusion, Extension Ladder, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Head, Ladder, Multi-employer Worksite, Multiemployer, Spray Painting, Stepladder, Work Surface

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair				15	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1714144.015	23	M	Fatality		Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior painting Fatality Cause:

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