Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201562790 - Employee Falls from Scaffold; Later Dies

Accident Summary Nr: 201562790 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 08/01/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315879775	08/01/2012	1721	238320	Jim Riches Painting

Abstract: On August 1, 2012, Employee #1, a painter, fell 9 feet 8 inches from a mobile scaffold while painting the ceiling of a garage, resulting in serious head injuries. Employee #1 was hospitalized and later died from the injuries on August 7, 2012.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, FALL, CONCUSSION, PAINTER, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	2		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	315879775			Fatality	Fracture	Painters, construction and maintenance	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 9 feet Cause: Interior painting and decorating Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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