Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202508966 - Employee Fractures Vertabra in Fall from Ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 202508966 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 08/29/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314329681	02/16/2012	1721	238320	Clean Coat Painting, Inc.,

Abstract: At approximately 2:46 p.m. on August 29, 2011, Employee #1 and Coworkers #1 and #2 were working as painters, and they were painting the trim on an apartment building. Employee #1 was assigned the northwest corner of the building, and Coworkers #1 and #2 were painting the other corners of the building. Employee #1 placed a 24-foot extension ladder on a stack of plywood and climbed approximately 12 feet in order to access the trim located above a second story window. Within minutes of getting to his working position, Employee #1 felt the base of the ladder slide down behind him. Employee #1 slid down to the ground and landed feet first and then he collapsed to the ground. Employee #1 suffered a fractured vertebra. Coworkers #1 and #2 heard Employee #1 yell as he fell, so they descended their ladders and went to Employee #1's working location. Coworkers #1 and #2 arrived at Employee #1's location and called emergency services. Paramedics arrived and transported via medevac helicopter to John Muir Hospital in Walnut Creek, CA. Employee #1 was hospitalized for three days.

Keywords: FRACTURE, EXTENSION LADDER, LADDER, BACK, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, PAINTER, VERTEBRA

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	2	26

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	314329681			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Painters, construction and maintenance	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 12 feet Cause: Exterior painting Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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