Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202539631 - Employee Is Injured in Fall from Scaffold While Painting

Accident Summary Nr: 202539631 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 06/09/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126203124	06/12/2008	1761	238160	Titan Roofing

Abstract: On June 9, 2008, Employee #1 was standing on the second level of a scaffold while spraying paint. The employer was engaged in a building maintenance business. The scaffold had no guardrails. The scaffolding has been in this condition for one and a half months before the accident occurred. The scaffold was removed by the supervisor after the accident. Other employees were putting coatings on the roof and fixing siding tiles around the apartment buildings. Employee #1 fell 16 feet from the scaffold to the ground. Employee #1 broke his left wrist, tore his left knee and injured his breastbone. Employee #1 was hospitalized for seven days.

Keywords: CHEST, KNEE, FRACTURE, MAINTENANCE, GUARDRAIL, SPRAY PAINTING, FALL, SCAFFOLD, WRIST

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	2	16

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126203124			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 16 feet Cause: Exterior painting Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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