Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201523180 - Employee Is Injured in Fall from Ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 201523180 -- Report ID: 0111500 -- Event Date: 04/21/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
109177055	04/21/2008	1721	238320	Frank'S Painting Inc.

Abstract: On April 21, 2008, Employee #1 was descending an 8 ft stepladder located next to the edge of a retaining wall approximately 6 ft above the patio. The stepladder had a scaffold plank placed on the top of the stepladder and the ladder was used to access that scaffold plank. While climbing down the ladder, he missed a step and fell to the patio. He struck the patio, sustaining a laceration and multiple leg and ankle fractures. Employee #1 was transported to a medical center, where he underwent surgery and postoperative treatment and was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, STEPLADDER, LACERATION, FALL, ANKLE, LEG, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	3	25

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	109177055			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Painters, construction and maintenance	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 6 feet Cause: Exterior painting Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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