Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202523767 - Employee Misses Step on Ladder, Falls, Fractures Hand

Accident Summary Nr: 202523767 -- Report ID: 0950624 -- Event Date: 04/10/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316698158	04/17/2013	1721	238320	Jw Peterson Painting

Abstract: On April 10, 2013, Employee #1, with Jw Peterson Painting, was applying masking tape and plastic to a newly-built home's window before the home was to be painted. Employee #1 was on a ladder, standing at about 7 ft. There was a scaffold in close proximity to the ladder. To finish putting up the plastic, Employee #1 stepped onto a protruding board of the scaffold. The board tipped, and Employee #1 fell to the ground. Employee #1 was hospitalized with a fractured left hand.

Keywords: FRACTURE, LADDER, PAINT, UNSTABLE SURFACE, FALL, PAINTER, HAND, SCAFFOLD

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	316698158			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Painters, construction and maintenance	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 7 feet Cause: Exterior painting Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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