Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200604692 - An Employee Falls Off a Ladder While Painting

Accident Summary Nr: 200604692 -- Report ID: 0625400 -- Event Date: 11/19/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314303900	11/19/2010	1711	238220	Western States Fire Protection Co.

Abstract: An accident occurred on November 19, 2010 in the main electrical room of the ENS building on the UT Campus, Austin, TX. The OSHA Austin area office opened the accident investigation the same day. The worker was a temporary worker for Able Body Labor assigned to Western States Fire Protection Company. Western States Fire Protection Co. provided both the equipment and the supervision. A laborer was painting a sprinkler pipe while standing approximately on the forth step of a fiberglass step ladder. This would mean that his head fell approximately 10 feet (3m) onto the concrete floor. He died later in the hospital from head injuries. No one saw the accident or the victim on the ladder immediately before the accident. The ladder was displaced and damaged as a result of the accident.

Keywords: HEAD, LADDER, PAINT, FALL, PIPE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other heavy construction		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000		10	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	314303900			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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