Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201036639 - Painter falls from elevation and suffers fractured vertebra

Accident Summary Nr: 201036639 -- Report ID: 0950635 -- Event Date: 08/30/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305477655	12/09/2004	1742	238310	A To Z Drywall Inc

Abstract: At approximately 10:30 a.m. on August 30, 2004, a drywall/painter technician was painting the outside of a two story single family residence. The employee was trimming back vines for access to areas of the house that needed to be painted. He was on top of an elevated wooden patio cover when he lost his balance. He fell approximately 9.5 feet into a fire pit below. He sustained two fractured vertebrae and was hospitalized for three days.

Keywords: FRACTURE, MAINTENANCE, SPINE, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, LOST BALANCE, PAINTER, VERTEBRA

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	2	9

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	305477655			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Painters, construction and maintenance	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 9 feet Cause: Exterior painting Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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