Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202355327 - Painter Sustains Contusions in Fall from Second Story

Accident Summary Nr: 202355327 -- Report ID: 0352430 -- Event Date: 06/22/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307580514	06/25/2004	1721	238320	Ml Painting

Abstract: On June 22, 2004, Employee #1 was painting the ceiling in the second floor hallway of a residence. The hallway opened up and joined the main foyer at the entrance to the house. A guardrail that had stood where the hallway overlooked the main foyer had been removed from its position so that other workers could hoist materials to the second floor. While spraying the ceiling, Employee #1 backed off the second floor hallway and fell 10 feet 2 inches to the first floor, sustaining contusions of the abdomen and chest. He was flown to a shock trauma center, treated, and released within a few hours.

Keywords: GUARDRAIL, FALL, WALKING BACKWARD, PAINTER, UNGUARDED, CONTUSION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	2	10

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307580514			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Painting and paint spraying machine operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 10 feet Cause: Interior painting and decorating Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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