Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 901876 - Employee killed in fall from ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 901876 -- Report ID: 0355114 -- Event Date: 10/22/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305669509	10/22/2002	1721	0	Reston Painting Company, Inc.

Abstract: At about 11:23 a.m. on October 22, 2002, Employee #1 was painting the exterior of a zero clearance chimney, located on a roof of an occupied residential structure. The roof rose 6 in. vertically for every 12 in. of horizontal run. Employee #1 was using a longer than 6-ft Kelly fiberglass step ladder, measured in the closed position. The ladder was not secured when it was placed against the chimney on the lower side of the roof. In addition, Employee #1 was not equipped with appropriate fall protection. When the ladder gave way on the shingled roof, Employee #1 fell more than 28 ft to the ground, landing head first on a concrete sidewalk. Employee #1 was transported to Fair Oaks Hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Keywords: HEAD, ROOF, STEPLADDER, CONSTRUCTION, FALL PROTECTION, CONCUSSION, PAINTER, CHIMNEY, CONCRETE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		Maintenance or repair		$50,000 to $250,000	4		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	305669509			Fatality	Concussion	Painters, construction and maintenance	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 28 feet Cause: Exterior painting Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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