Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201157898 - Painter is injured in fall from balcony

Accident Summary Nr: 201157898 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 12/12/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300864477	01/08/2004	1721	238320	Vandehey Painting & Construction

Abstract: At approximately 12:30 p.m. on December 12, 2003, Employee #1, a painter with Vandehey Painting & Construction, was spraying paint on the wall of unprotected second floor interior hallway in a two-story house under construction. He fell 10 ft to the first floor entryway, and was transported to the Inland Valley Medical Center in Menifee, CA. He was then air evacuated to the Riverside County Regional Medical Center in Moreno Valley, CA for treatment of a serious head injury. He was subsequently transferred to the Loma Linda University Medical Center for surgery.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, GUARDRAIL, CONSTRUCTION, SPRAY PAINTING, PAINT, FALL, PAINTER

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300864477			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Painters, construction and maintenance	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 10 feet Cause: Interior painting and decorating Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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