Accident Report Detail
Accident: 107537.015 - Employee Sustains Broken Leg And Head Trauma Falling From La
Accident: 107537.015 -- Report ID: 0134000 -- Event Date: 07/19/2018 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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1331904.015 | 07/19/2018 | Donald Garthe | |||||
At 12:00 p.m. on July 19, 2018, an employee was painting the exterior of a residential (duplex) house. The employee was on one of two aluminum ladders set up to paint the left side of the house. The employee was using a paint brush and roller. Both ladders where set up within the approach distance of the electrical service to the residence. No one saw the employee fall, but a witness indicated the employee was working on the left most ladder. The witness heard the employee yell and land on the driveway. The employee sustained a broken right femur and severe head trauma and died. | |||||||
Keywords:
painter, ladder, fall, struck against, asphalt
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End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
Single family or duplex dwelling | Alteration or rehabilitation | 2 | X | ||||
Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 1331904.015 | 62 | M | Fatality | Cut/Laceration | Painters, construction and maintenance |