Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 172273.015 - Employee dies from head trauma in fall from extension ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 172273.015 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 12/04/2024
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1790809.015	12/02/2024		238320	Colorpro Finishers, Llc

Abstract: At 2:00 a.m. on December 4, 2024, an employee working as a painter for a painting contractor was retouching an exterior wall from an extension ladder. The ladder slipped at the feet causing the employee to fall to the concrete surface. The employee died from head trauma including a skull fracture.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Concrete Surface, Construction, Extension Ladder, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Fracture, Head, Insufficient Supervision, Ladder, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Painter, Painting, Residential Construction, Skull, Slip, Slippery Surface, Tie-Off, Unsecured, Unstable Surface, Work Surface

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition			2		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1790809.015	45	M	Fatality		Hand painting, coating and decorating occupations	Distance of Fall: 20 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 20 feet Cause: Exterior painting Fatality Cause:

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