Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202465456 - Employee injured in fall when ladder overturns

Accident Summary Nr: 202465456 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 08/24/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310198692	09/14/2007	1721	238320	Inland Painting

Abstract: At approximately 9:10 a.m. on August 24, 2007, Employee #1 and a coworker were painting the interior of a new tract home. The coworker set up a 15 ft extension ladder to paint a window that was approximately 15 ft high. Employee #1 climbed the ladder to a height of approximately 8 ft when the left side of the ladder gave way under him and he fell onto the concrete surface. He lay half-conscious on the floor as a coworker came to his assistance. The Los AngelesA County Fire Department flew Employee #1 by helicopter to Holy Cross Hospital where he was diagnosed with a fractured right kneecap and a bruised right eye socket. Employee #1 was in the Hospital for five days. The employer was cited for a statutory violation of T8CCR 342(a) (Repo injury), a general violation of T8CCR 1509(c) (Code of Safe Practice), and a general violation of T8CCR 1675(j) (Ladders).

Keywords: EYE, KNEE, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, EXTENSION LADDER, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, PAINTER, CONTUSION, OVERTURN

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	2	30

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310198692			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Painters, construction and maintenance	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 15 feet Cause: Interior painting and decorating Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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