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Accident: 52006.015 - Employee Falls From Ladder And Is Killed

**Accident: 52006.015 -- Report ID: 0216000 -- Event Date: 08/17/2013**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
938005.015	08/19/2013		Golden Touch Painting

At 2:26 p.m. on August 17, 2013, Employee #1, a painter, was painting a wall abo ve 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 be came 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		Proj Type		Proj Cost	Stories	NonBldgHt	Fatality
Other building		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	2		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation	Construction
1	938005.015	34	M	Fatality		Painters, construction and maintenance	FallDist: 25 FallHt:25 Cause: Interior painting and decorating FatCause:

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