Inspection Detail

Inspection: 1397192.015 - Mark Rodman

Inspection Information - Office: American Canyon District Office

Investigation Summary

At 12:13 p.m. on April 13, 2019, Employee #1, the owner of a painting company, was working from a mobile/rolling scaffold and spray painting the exterior of a residence. After completing work on the second level of the house, he placed the spray gun and hose over his shoulder and began to climb down the scaffold's ladder. Before reaching the scaffold's first level to resume his work, his hand missed a ladder rung and he fell, a fall height of 15 feet. The employee was transported to the hospital and admitted for treatment of fractures to his pelvis and elbow.

Keywords: Blunt force trauma, Climbing on Ladder, Elbow, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Lost Balance, Lost Control, Mobile Scaffold, Paint, Painter, Pelvis, Residential Construction, Scaffold, Spraying Rig