Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1622133.015 - Lou Ritenour Decorators Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Cleveland

Inspection Nr: 1622133.015

Report ID: 0522300

Date Opened: 09/15/2022

Site Address:
Lou Ritenour Decorators Inc
1866 E 93rd St
Cleveland, OH 44106

Mailing Address:
2066 Case Parkway South, Twinsburg, OH 44087

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 238320/Painting and Wall Covering Contractors

Inspection Type: Fat/Cat

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/15/2022

Emphasis: L:Fall

Case Closed: 03/21/2023

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety
Accident	1946427
Inspection	1625881	Yes
Inspection	1623246	Yes
Inspection	1626120	Yes
Inspection	1622884	Yes
Inspection	1627740	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 149672.015

Event: 09/14/2022

Employee Is Killed In Fall Caused By Balcony Collapse

At 7:30 a.m. on September 14, 2022, an employee was on a break from painting at a new four story multifamily residential construction project. The employee was taking a cigarette break while standing on a balcony which was not secured to the building. When the balcony collapsed, the employee fell 23 feet and was killed.

Keywords:balcony, blunt force, blunt force trauma, collapse, fall, fall from elevation, structural collapse, unsecured

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	1622133.015			Fatality		Painters, construction and maintenance

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