Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202464939 - Employee injured in fall from platform in personnel lift

Accident Summary Nr: 202464939 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 09/16/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310198726	09/18/2007	1721	238320	Accents Classic Finishes

Abstract: On September 16, 2007, Employee #1 was painting the interior walls of a building that was being remodeled for a new tenant. He was on top of a platform in an electric personnel lift when he fell approximately 12 ft. He sustained severe head injuries, for which he was hospitalized. The lift's enter and exit chains were not fastened at the time of the accident, and the top chain was missing.

Keywords: HEAD, GUARDRAIL, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, AERIAL LIFT, UNSTABLE POSITION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$250,000 to $500,000	1	20

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310198726			Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Painters, construction and maintenance	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 12 feet Cause: Interior painting and decorating Fatality Cause: Fall from vehicle (vehicle/construction equipment)

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