Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202493409 - Employee Fractures Vertebrae in Fall from Ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 202493409 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 03/01/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316515154	06/21/2012	1721	238320	Bill Whitley Painting & Drywall, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 9:07 a.m. on June 1, 2012, Employee #1 was working as a painter, painting a residential home located in the city of Auburn, CA. The employee was at the top of a ladder. The ladder slid sideways causing Employee #1 to fall approximately 12 ft onto a concrete walkway and low garden wall. The employee was transported by ambulance to Sutter Auburn Faith Hospital, where he was admitted for a compressed fracture of his T4-vertebra. Employee #1 was treated and released after five days.

Keywords: FRACTURE, LADDER, PAINT, FALL, PAINTER, VERTEBRA

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	316515154			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 12 feet Cause: Exterior painting Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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