Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201508280 - Employee killed in fall when extension ladder slips out

Accident Summary Nr: 201508280 -- Report ID: 0950614 -- Event Date: 12/31/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310062559	01/09/2008	1721	238320	Ivy Painting, Co.

Abstract: On December 31, 2007, Employee #1, a painter, set up an extension ladder on uneven ground to paint an exterior wall of a single-family home undergoing renovation. As he was working, the ladder became displaced and he fell 14 ft onto the concrete entryway of the house. He sustained multiple head fractures and was killed. Employee #1 did not secure, tie, or block the extension ladder, nor did he set up the extension ladder's feet on a substantial base.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, EXTENSION LADDER, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, PAINTER, OVERTURN, UNSTABLE POSITION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation		$250,000 to $500,000	2		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310062559			Fatality	Fracture	Painters, construction and maintenance

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