Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201183233 - Employee's Spine Fractured When He Falls from Ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 201183233 -- Report ID: 0950611 -- Event Date: 10/20/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307396465	11/08/2006	1721	238320	Sam Meyer Dba Sourdough Painting

Abstract: At approximately 1:15 p.m. on October 20, 2006, Employee #1, a painter, was doing exterior painting for two adjoining houses that were separated by a 6 ft wooden fence. He completed painting one house and was going to the adjoining house. He climbed a ladder up to the top of the fence and stepped onto the extension ladder on the other side of the fence. He fell 6 ft and was hospitalized with a fractured spine.

Keywords: EXTENSION LADDER, SPINE, LADDER, BACK, 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		$50,000 to $250,000	3	36

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307396465			Hospitalized injury	Strain/Sprain	Painters, construction and maintenance	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 6 feet Cause: Exterior painting Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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