Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 52006.015 - Employee falls from ladder and is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 52006.015 -- Report ID: 0216000 -- Event Date: 08/17/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
938005.015	08/19/2013		238320	Golden Touch Painting

Abstract: At 2:26 p.m. on August 17, 2013, Employee #1, a painter, was painting a wall above a window up to a 25 foot ceiling. The employee was standing on a ladder that was resting on an uneven/unleveled concrete floor. While painting, the ladder became displaced, causing Employee #1 to fall 25 feet to the floor below.

Keywords: Concrete Slab, Fall, Fracture, Head, Ladder, Paint, Painter, Struck Against, Uneven Ground, Unstable Position

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	2		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	938005.015	34	M	Fatality		Painters, construction and maintenance	Distance of Fall: 25 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 25 feet Cause: Interior painting and decorating Fatality Cause:

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