Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 308684703 - Employee Is Injured in Fall with Ladder While Painting

Accident Summary Nr: 308684703 -- Report ID: 0728900 -- Event Date: 03/19/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308684703	03/20/2007	1721	238320	Frank Mcgill, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was painting the pockets of a metal roof joist from a portable 40-foot extension ladder. As the employee was painting, the ladder started to slide down the wall. He rode the ladder approximately 24 feet to the gymnasium floor. He suffered unspecified contusions and did not require hospitalization. Further investigation revealed that the employee did not have a coworker holding the feet of the ladder. In addition, the employee placed a piece of carpet under the feet of the ladder to keep from scratching the new gym floor.

Keywords: EXTENSION LADDER, JOIST, WORK RULES, LADDER, FALL, PAINTER, CONTUSION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	308684703			Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Painters, construction and maintenance	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 24 feet Cause: Interior painting and decorating Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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