Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201796190 - Employee Is Injured in Fall with Extension Ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 201796190 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 08/16/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301328910	09/03/2002	1721	0	Painterin & Associates Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 4:30 p.m. on August 16, 2002, Employee #1, of Painterin & Associates, Inc., was standing at a height of approximately 8 feet on a 24-foot extension ladder, removing acoustic material from the ceiling. The ladder was displaced and he and the ladder fell to the floor. Employee #1 complained of chest pains and shortness of breath and was transported to UC-Irvine Medical Center, where he was hospitalized and treated for a fractured rib and a lacerated liver.

Keywords: FRACTURE, EXTENSION LADDER, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, LADDER, CONSTRUCTION, LIVER, RIB, FALL, PAINTER

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	30

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	301328910			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Painters, construction and maintenance	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 8 feet Cause: Interior painting and decorating Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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