Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202567681 - Employee Is Injured in Fall from Mobile Scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 202567681 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 09/11/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316028851	09/12/2011	1742	238310	Meraz Drywall Services Llc.

Abstract: On September 11, 2011, Employee #1 was working as a painter, and was spray painting the inside of a building from a mobile scaffold. Employee #1 was working alone at the time, and was working at a height of approximately 16 feet from the ground, fracturing his knees. Employee #1 fell from the mobile scaffold, and lost consciousness. When Employee #1 regained consciousness, he called his supervisor, who notified the building's owner of the accident. The owner arrived at the worksite and found Employee #1 laying on the floor, and called emergency services. Employee #1 was air lifted to Orlando Regional Medical Center.

Keywords: KNEE, FRACTURE, MOBILE SCAFFOLD, SPRAY PAINTING, FALL, FALL PROTECTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	1	16

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	316028851			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Painters, construction and maintenance	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 16 feet Cause: Interior painting and decorating Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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