Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201203353 - Employee Fractures Foot in Fall from Unsecured Ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 201203353 -- Report ID: 1054114 -- Event Date: 08/01/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309424489	08/09/2006	1721	238320	Miguel A Lopez

Abstract: On August 1, 2006, Employee #1, a painter, was caulking around windows on the exterior sides of a house from a ladder. The ladder was repositioned for each window. During the day, he positioned the ladder on the backside of the house and set it upon a plastic Trex deck. On this side of the house, there were trees and shrubs, and a lawn around the deck. As he began caulking the window, the bottom of the ladder slid out. Employee #1 fell approximately 8 ft, striking a deck and breaking his foot. He was transported to a medical center. At the hospital, he received medical treatment for his fractured foot and was hospitalized.

Keywords: DECKING, FRACTURE, UNSECURED, LADDER, SLIP, STRUCK AGAINST, PAINTER, FOOT

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309424489			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 8 feet Cause: Exterior painting Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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