Accident Report Detail

Accident: 202563326 - Employee Falls From Scissor Lift, Fractures Hips And Ankle

**Accident: 202563326 -- Report ID: 0950612 -- Event Date: 12/22/2008**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
312759236	12/23/2008	1721	Demartinez Painting, Inc.

At approximately 2:30 p.m. on December 22, 2008, Employee #1, a painter, was working from a scissor lift, Genie IWP 30S, when the door opened, and he fell approximately 26 ft to the floor. He was taken to a medical center, where he was treated for fractured hips and right ankle, and was hospitalized.

Keywords: fall, fall protection, painter, aerial lift

Accident Details
End Use		Proj Type		Proj Cost	Stories	NonBldgHt	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	30

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation	Construction
1	312759236			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	FallDist: FallHt:26 Cause: Interior painting and decorating FatCause: Fall from/with bucket (aerial lift/basket)

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