Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201174547 - Employee's spinal cord is injured in fall from ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 201174547 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 08/26/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120343892	10/17/2003	1721	238320	A & D Painting

Abstract: At about 10:00 a.m. on August 26, 2003, Employee #1, a painter working for A and D Painting was painting a house in Wheatland, California. He was using a ladder to paint around the eve area of a single-story house. While standing on the rungs of the ladder, which was braced against the side of the house, Employee #1 grabbed a hold of a metal louver of the attic ventilator and leaned back to paint the outside of the eve board. The louver broke loose and Employee #1 fell backwards from the ladder 10 to 12 ft to the ground, landing on his head and shoulder. He sustained a spinal cord injury. First aid was provided by the local fire department paramedic prior to Employee #1 being taken to Sutter Roseville Medical Center in Roseville, California. He was later transferred to a hospital in Santa Clara, California for rehabilitation.

Keywords: FRACTURE, SPINE, LADDER, CONSTRUCTION, 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		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	120343892			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Painters, construction and maintenance	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 12 feet Cause: Exterior painting Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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