Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201799970 - Employee Sustains Contusions in Fall from Ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 201799970 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 08/13/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301336434	09/23/2005	1799	562910	Rm Myers Corporation

Abstract: At 7:48 a.m. on August 13, 2005, Employee #1 was working as a spray painter for the RM Myers company, a lead and asbestos abatement contractor performing lead abatement work at a gas company facility in Pico Rivera, CA. Employee #1 was standing on the tenth step of a 12 foot A-frame ladder. He was spray painting using a pole that was 6 to 8 feet long, when he lost his balance and fell from the ladder. The ladder did not fall. He was taken to Whittier Presbyterian Hospital, where he was treated and released on the same day. He was not hospitalized. His injuries included thoracic strain, a contusion of the shoulder, and a contusion of the elbow. The supervisor was not present at the time of the accident.

Keywords: CHEST, SHOULDER, LADDER, ABRASION, FALL, ELBOW, LOST BALANCE, CONTUSION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	301336434			Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 10 feet Cause: Interior painting and decorating Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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