Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 164529.015 - Employee is killed in fall from ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 164529.015 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 09/13/2023
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1731092.015	09/13/2023		238320	Andres Figuereo

Abstract: At 10:15 a.m. on September 13, 2023, an employee was descending or ascending a ladder placed on top of a scaffold. The employee was painting the exterior of a building before he lost his footing and fell to his death. The employee suffered a fracture to the left side of the skull and nose. Additionally, he suffered contusions of the left side of the face.

Keywords: Ascending, Building, Climbing on Ladder, Contusion, Descending Ladder, Face, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fracture, Ladder, Lost Balance, Nose, Paint, Painter, Scaffold, Skull

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair			1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1731092.015	75	M	Fatality		Painting and paint spraying machine operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior painting Fatality Cause:

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