Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200924660 - Employee Dies after Fall from Ladder While Painting

Accident Summary Nr: 200924660 -- Report ID: 0355112 -- Event Date: 11/30/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310692686	12/01/2006	1721	238320	Douglas Scoggins Paint And Wallpaper Inc
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310692694	12/01/2006	4222	493120	Interstate Warehousing, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 3:00 p.m. on November 30, 2006, Employee #1 was working from a ladder and was painting the exterior of the main entrance to a warehouse office. He was working from a height of approximately 15 feet and was using a 28-foot, two-section aluminum extension ladder. The employee was cutting in detail work with a brush on the ceiling of the entrance area, when he fell from the ladder. He struck his head on the frame of a window and then fell to the concrete pavement. He suffered serious head injuries and bone fractures and did not regain consciousness. He was transported to Riverside Regional Medical Center, where he died later that day.

Keywords: HEAD, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, WAREHOUSE, LADDER, PAINTER, EXTENSION LADDER, STRUCK AGAINST, FALL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Other		Under $50,000	1	29	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310692686			Fatality	Concussion	Painters, construction and maintenance	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 1 feet Cause: Fencing, installing lights, signs, etc. Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder
2	310692694					Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:

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